Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a RSNO musical treat

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hensel, Burton, Mendelssohn: Carine Tinney (soprano), Rosamond Thomas (mezzo-soprano), Christine Steel (narrator), RSNO Youth Chorus (Patrick Barrett, director), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.3.2024. (SRT)

Thomas Søndergård conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © Jessica Cowley/RSNO

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Esa-Pekka Salonen’s distinctive Sibelius in the first SFS concert after announcing his 2025 departure

United StatesUnited States Sibelius: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 14.3.2024. (HS)

SFS librarian Margo Keiser presents Esa-Pekka Salonen with a bouquet from the musicians © Kristen Loken

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Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble’s highly creative and inventive way to celebrate International Women’s Day

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Plugged in: International Women’s Day Concert: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble / Sinead Hayes (conductor). Sonic Lab, Queen’s University Belfast, 8.3.2024. (RB)

Daniel Browell (piano), David McCann (cello), Daniel Browell (piano) and Joanne Quigley McParland (violin)

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RPO’s echo of Wagner’s 1877 ‘Grand Festival’ showcases Derek Welton, Peter Wedd and Rachel Nicholls

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Icons Rediscovered: Wagner’s Grand Festival: Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.3.2024 (CC)

Vasily Petrenko conducts tenor Peter Wedd and the RPO © Frances Marshall

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