Clarity and intensity in Rachmaninov and Scriabin from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO at Bristol Beacon

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rachmaninov, Hisaishi, Scriabin: Alexander Edmundson, Ben Hulme, Katy Woolley (horns), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Bristol Beacon, 4.6.2026. (CK)

Katy Woolley, Alexander Edmundson and Ben Hulme (horns) at the Royal Festival Hall © Sarah Louise Bennett/RPO

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Spellbinding interpretation of Verdi’s Requiem in Hamburg

GermanyGermany Verdi, Requiem: Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Riccardo Zanellato (bass), Saxon State Opera Chorus and Staatskapelle of Dresden / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, 3.6.2926. (DM-D)

Orchestra, soloists, conductor and chorus master acknowledging the standing ovations © Oliver Killig

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Strauss anything but domestic: Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia at the RFH

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Richard Strauss: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.6.2026. (AV-E)

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali © Marc Gascoigne

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