Seeds of hope for the future and musical magnificence from Joyce DiDonato’s Eden at the Barbican

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Joyce DiDonato’s Eden: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev (director/harpsichord) with the choirs of Bishop Ramsey CE School and Music Centre London. Barbican Hall, London, 5.4.2022. (CC)

Eden with Joyce DiDonato (c) Mark Allan

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Superbly constructed and performed programme from François-Xavier Roth and the LSO

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Järventausta, R. Strauss, Grime, Coll: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 3.4.2022. (MB)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) and LSO © Mark Allan

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Simply magnificent Voříšek symphony and Beethoven Ninth from Hrůša and the Philharmonia

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Voříšek, Beethoven: Lyubov Petrova (soprano), Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Solomon Howard (bass), Philharmonia Voices, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.4.2022. (CC)

Jakub Hrůša conducts the Philharmonia (c) Andy Paradise

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