Rattle and the LSO give us all pause for thought in Symanowski and Brahms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Szymanowski, Brahms: Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano), Florian Boesch (baritone), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 17.12.2022. (JR)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO © Mark Allan

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Two works from the LPO to move you to tears: Vaughan Williams and Tippett 

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Tippett: Nadine Benjamin (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Kenneth Tarver (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Soloists of the Royal College of Music, London Philharmonic Choir (artistic director: Neville Creed), London Adventist Chorale (musical director: Ken Burton), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.11.2022. (JR)

Tippett’s A Child of Our Time with Edward Gardner conducting Nadine Benjamin (standing) and the LPO © London Philharmonic Orchestra

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