Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Inspired BBC Proms programming from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC SO as Iceland meets Russia

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [3], Prom 8 – Jóhansson, Rachmaninov, Guðnadóttir, Tchaikovsky: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2022 (CC)

Denis Kozhukhin (piano) and the BBC SO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Tanglewood’s Don Giovanni: a concert performance of fine music-making with drama left to the imagination

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood 2022 [3] – Mozart, Don Giovanni (concert performance): Soloists, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (conductor: James Burton), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Tanglewood, Lenox, 16.7.2022. (CSa)

Janai Brugger (Zerlina), Nicole Cabell (Donna Elvira), Ryan McKinny (Don Giovanni) and Andris Nelsons conducting the BSO (c) Hilary Scott

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John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London set the Proms bar high

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [2], Prom 2 – Vaughan Williams, Watkins, Bax, Walton, Elgar: Adam Walker (flute), Sinfonia of London / John Wilson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.7.2022. (CS)

John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London (c) Chris Christodoulou

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Fine launch to BBC Proms 2022: Verdi’s Requiem was so much more than a sum of its parts

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [1], Prom 1 – Verdi, Requiem: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), David Junghoon Kim (tenor), Kihwan Sim (bass-baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus; BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.7.2022. (CC)

Verdi’s Requiem at the First Night of the Proms 2022 (c) Chris Christodoulou

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