Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Beczała and Grigorian herald the new Vienna State Opera season in grand gala style

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AustriaAustria Vienna State Opera’s ‘Opern-Air’ 2026: Soloists, Ensemble, Opera School choir, Chorus (chorus master: Thomas Lang) and Orchestra of Vienna State Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Dominik Kepczynski) from Vienna’s Burggarten, 6.9.2026 and available on ARTE.tv from 27.9.2026. (JPr)

Asmik Grigorian and Piotr Beczała © Marcel Urlaub

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Arcangelo and team of baroque-specialist soloists impress with refined Mass in B minor at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [30] – Bach, Mass in B minor: Jeanine De Bique (soprano), Eva Zaïcik (soprano), Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Nick Pritchard (tenor), Florian Störtz (bass-baritone), Arcangelo / Jonathan Cohen (director/harpsichord). Royal Albert Hall, London 10.9.2026. (JR)

Bach’s Mass in B minor with Arcangelo © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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September is a month of melancholy but a radiant, dignified Proms Four Last Songs proved a tonic

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [29] – Henze, Schubert, Mahler, and R. Strauss: Natalya Romaniw (soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Paweł Kapuła (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 9.9.2026. (MB)

Soprano Natalya Romaniw singing the Four Last Songs with the BBC SSO conducted by Paweł Kapuła © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Atmospheric and engaging exploration of the language of birds at LSO St Luke’s

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom ‘Cànan nan Eun’: Chihiro Ono (violin), Anna Bastow (viola), Colin Alexander (cello), Mischa Macpherson (voice), Sandy Leong (live projection and animation). Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, London 5.9.2026. (PC)

[far l] Composer Lisa Robertson and [l-r] Chihiro Ono (violin), Mischa Macpherson (voice), Anna Bastow (viola), Colin Alexander (cello) and Sandy Leong (live projection and animation) © Wai Lok Cheung

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