Jaime Martín conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with touches of brilliance

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grieg, Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, ‘Fairytales & Fantasy’: Elizaveta Ivanova (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jaime Martín (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 11.12.2025. (LJ)

BBC NOW’s ‘Fairytales and Fantasy’ concert: conductor Jaime Martín and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova

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Dame Jane Glover brings lightness and beauty to the NY Philharmonic’s Messiah

United StatesUnited States Handel, Messiah: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), John Holiday (countertenor), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Kevin Deas (bass-baritone), Music of the Baroque Chorus, New York Philharmonic / Dame Jane Glover (conductor). David Geffen Hall, New York, 10.12.2025. (RP)

Dame Jane Glover (conductor) © Chris Lee

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The Balourdet Quartet at Carnegie Hall: between memory and imagination

United StatesUnited States Bartók, Ravel, Brahms, ‘Wildest Dreams’: Balourdet Quartet (Angela Bae, Justin DeFilippis [violins], Benjamin Zannoni [viola], Russell Houston [cello]). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.12.2025. (ES-S)

The Balourdet Quartet at Carnegie Hall © Richard Termine

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Wild Arts’s Messiah experiment is unforgettable, and they can be justifiably proud

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Messiah, HWV 56: Joanna Songi, Sofia Kirwan-Baez (sopranos), Martha Jones, Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo-sopranos), Guy Elliott, Harry Jacques (tenors). Timothy Nelson (baritone), Edward Hawkins (bass), The Wild Arts Ensemble (Sijie Chen, Will McGahon [violins], Hannah Shaw [viola], George Ross [cello], Marianne Schofield [double bass], Leo Duarte, Geoff Coates [oboes], Chris Rawley [bassoon], Sam Lewis, Brendan Musk [trumpets], Tom Lee [timpani]), Tom Morris (director) / Orlando Jopling (director/harpsichord). Smith Square Hall, London, 9.12.2025. (CC)

Edward Hawkins and Wild Arts Ensemble (previous performance) © Steve Gregson

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This 90th anniversary celebratory concert shows the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on top form

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grieg, Tippett, Witter-Johnson: Sir Steven Hough (pianist), Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Beth Taylor (alto), John Findon (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass), National Youth Choir of Scotland (director: Christopher Bell), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). City Halls Glasgow, 4.12.2025. (GT)

  Sir Stephen Hough plays Greig with the BBC SSO © Martin Shields

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The Juilliard String Quartet welcomes a discerning new violinist in a weighty debut concert  

United StatesUnited States Various, ‘Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series’: Juilliard String Quartet (Areta Zhulla, Leonard Fu [violins], Molly Carr [viola], Astrid Schween [cello]), Catherine Cho (violin), Marcy Rosen (cello). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 4.12.2025. (DS)

The Juilliard String Quartet © Vincent Tullo

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