Gloucester hears a fine celebration of the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vaughan Williams: Hannah Roper (violin), Jonathan Hope (organ), Catriona Holsgrove (soprano), Catherine Perfect (alto), Deryck Webb (tenor), James Geidt (baritone), Gloucester Choral Society / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 30.4.2022. (JQ)

Adrian Partington (c) Michael Whitefoot

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Fine conspectus of Kurt Weill from the LSO and Simon Rattle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Weill: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples, Alessandro Fisher (tenors), Ross Ramgobin (baritone), Florian Boesch (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 28.4.2022. (MB)

Magdalena Kožená, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Staples Alessandro Fisher, Ross Ramgobin, Florian Boesch and the LSO (c) Mark Allan

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Whangarei right royally entertained by Vernon and Aroha’s class act

New ZealandNew Zealand Mozart, Piazzolla, Brahms: Rachel Vernon (clarinet), Aroha String Quartet (Haihong Liu, Anne Loeser [violin], Zhongxian Jin [viola], Robert Ibell [cello]). Old Library, Whangarei, New Zealand, 21.4.2022. (PSe)

(l to r) Robert Ibell, Haihong Liu, Anne Loeser, Rachel Vernon, and Zhongxian Jin

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