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Marc Bridle

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra’s concert was ambitious in scale and magnificent in effect

29/05/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Pärt, Rachmaninoff, Musgrave, Sibelius: Barry Douglas (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra / Olari Elts (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 24.5.2023. (MBr)

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall © Helena Cooke

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Perfect Symbiosis: outstanding Brahms from pianist Sunwook Kim and the LSO under Tilson Thomas

21/05/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms: Sunwook Kim (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 17.5.2023. (MBr)

Michael Tilson Thomas © Mark Allan

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Kazuki Yamada conducts an ‘Organ’ Symphony of incandescent brilliance with the Philharmonia

11/05/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ravel, Berg, Saint-Saëns: Baiba Skride (violin), Stephen Farr (organ), Philharmonia Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 7.5.2023. (MBr)

Kazuki Yamada

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Goethe and Byron transformed: Petrenko and the RPO play Dukas and Tchaikovsky’s Manfred

27/04/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dukas, Elgar, Tchaikovsky: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.4.2023. (MBr)

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Nemanja Radulović and the Swedish Philharmonia deliver a non-stop virtuoso Cadogan Hall concert

29/03/202328/03/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grieg, Khachaturian, Sibelius: Nemanja Radulović (violin), Swedish Philharmonia / Jaime Martín (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 24.3.2023. (MBr)

Jaime Martin conducts the Swedish Philharmonia at Cadogan Hall

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Jac van Steen great RPO concert reminds us that music in these times is needed more than ever

28/02/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Korngold, Rachmaninoff: Rosanne Philippens (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Jac van Steen (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 23.2.2023. (MBr)

Jac van Steen © Simon van Boxtel

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Pappano and the LSO give us a preview to what could be one of the great musical partnerships

02/03/202313/02/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coleridge-Taylor, Liszt, R. Strauss: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano. Barbican Hall, London 12.2.2023. (MBr)

London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano © Mark Allan

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A standout debut from Yunchan Lim at Wigmore Hall

23/01/202323/01/2023 by Marc Bridle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dowland, Bach, Beethoven: Yunchan Lim (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 18.1.2023. (MBr)

Yunchan Lim at the Wigmore Hall

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