Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

Heaven is stormed in an exciting Verdi Requiem from the Edinburgh Festival Chorus

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi: Miah Persson (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Antonio Poli (tenor), William Thomas (bass), Edinburgh Festival Chorus (chorus director: James Grossmith), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24.3.2024. (SRT)

Edinburgh Festival Chorus © Jess Shurte

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Let All The World In Every Corner Sing: Harry Bicket returns to Cardiff

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach, Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Garcia: Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Harry Bicket (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 22.3.2024. (PCG)

BBC NOW’s Let All The World In Every Corner Sing: Conductor Harry Bicket (above) and Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts (below)

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Apollo’s Fire burns darkly in a program of Hispanic music

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United StatesUnited States Various, ‘¡Hispania! A voyage from Spain to the Americas’: Sophia Burgos, Andréa Walker (sopranos), Alan Choo, Emi Tanabe (violins), Jeremías García (guitar), Sandi Bohl (castanets), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor and harpsichord). St. Bernard Catholic Church, Akron, 20.3.2024. (MSJ)

[front l-r] Andréa Walker, Jeannette Sorrell and Sophia Burgos after the opening night performance © Apollo’s Fire

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