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Concert Reviews

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Lugansky Find’s Prokofiev’s Heart, Impressive Vocals from Phillips and Owens

18/08/201417/08/2014 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Aspen Music Festival (14): Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Susanna Phillips (soprano), Eric Owens (bass baritone), Robert Spano (piano), Harris Hall, Aspen, Colorado. 12-13.8.2014 (HS)

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Categories Concert Reviews, International Concerts Tags Aspen, Harvey Steiman 4 Comments

PROM 40: Distinguished Schubert and Mahler from Bernard Haitink and the LSO

15/03/201917/08/2014 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Prom 40: Schubert and Mahler: Camilla Tilling (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.8.2014. (JPr)

Bernard Haitink and LSO (c) Mark Allan

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Jim Pritchard, London

PROM 39:The UK Première of Bernard Rands’ Piano Concerto at the Proms

18/08/201417/08/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 39. Rameau, Bernard Rands, Mozart ,Strauss Jonathan Biss (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, .Markus Stenz (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2014 (RB)

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Fascinating Revival of Edward German’s Only Comic Opera

13/08/202017/08/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Fallen Fairies: Alan Borthwick and friends, Harrogate G&S Festival, The Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate, 12.8.2014. (RJW)

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Fallen Fairies stage scene

 

Arcadians stage scene showing similarity
Arcadians stage scene showing similarity

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Categories Concert Reviews, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Harrogate, Raymond Walker Leave a comment

O’Sullivan’s Dark Husky Voice Oozes Character

18/08/201415/08/2014 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 (4) – Camille O’Sullivan: Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 14.8.2014 (SRT)

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Disappointing Heider Dufay Recital from Hilliard

18/08/201415/08/2014 by Simon Thompson

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2014 (10) – Heider, Dufay: The Hilliard Ensemble, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, 14.8.2014 (SRT)

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PROM 38: Bridge’s Eloquence Meets Orcadian and Finnish Symphonies

18/08/201415/08/2014 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 38: Sibelius, Bridge, Maxwell Davies, Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.2014 (RB)

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PROM 33:The National Youth Orchestra Sparkles at the Proms

18/08/201415/08/2014 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 33: Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Birtwistle, Lutosławski, Louis Schwizgebel (piano), National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2014 (CT)

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Prom 33,Credit: BBC/ Chris Christodoulou

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Christopher Thomas, London Leave a comment
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    • Rick Perdian in conversation with composer Alex Weiser (24/10/2026)
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  • First highlights for Nevill Holt Festival 2027 (09/10/2026) __________________________________
  • (P)review of ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty film: ideal viewing for those new to ballet (05/10/2026) __________________________________
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  • Chelsea Opera Group return with Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet in November (18/09/2026) __________________________________
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