Intriguing programme of contemporary works performed with flair by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Distant Plains: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (Aisling Agnew [flute], Sarah Watts [clarinet], David McCann [cello], Daniel Browell [piano], Michael Trainor [violin] / Matthew Lynch [conductor]. Harty Room, Queen’s University, Belfast, 13.12.2024. (RB)

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble

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Snétberger Trio featuring Matthieu Michel fuses jazz, folk, and gypsy at Budapest’s Müpa Concert Hall

HungaryHungary Snétberger Trio: Ferenc Snétberger (guitar), Anders Jormin (double bass), Joey Baron (drums) with special guest Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn) and featuring Máté Balogh (saxophone). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 17.12.2024. (LJ)

[l-r] Ferenc Snétberger (guitar), Anders Jormin (double bass) and Joey Baron (drums)

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Soprano Asmik Grigorian and pianist Lukas Geniušas find Rachmaninoff’s musical soul in their Berkeley recital

United StatesUnited States Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff: Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Lukas Geniušas (piano). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 15.12.2024 (HS)

Soprano Asmik Grigorian at Hertz Hall © Brittany Hosea-Small

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A star is born: Carolina López Moreno brings Puccini’s Magda vividly to life in LSO’s La rondine

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, La rondine (concert performance): Soloists, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.12.2024. (JPr)

Carolina López Moreno sings Magda with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano © Mark Allan

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The Secret of the Factory is a heartwarming Gothenburg Christmas tale

SwedenSweden Anders Wängdahl’s The Secret of the Factory (Fabrikens hemlighet): Gothenburg Opera Soloists and Youth Choir / Sergej Bolkhovets (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 12.12.2024. (NS)

Dreamcatcher Selene (centre, Mia Karlsson, centre) and Gothenburg Opera Youth Chorus © Lennart Sjöberg

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The American Classical Orchestra leaps forward in time with ‘The Art of the Touch’

United StatesUnited States Various – ‘The Art of the Touch’: Sandra Miller (flute), Masayuki Maki (clavichord), Chaeyoung Park (piano), Avi Stein (harpsichord), American Classical Orchestra. The Salmagundi Club, New York, 6.12.2024. (RP)

Sandra Miller (flute) and Avi Stein (harpsichord) © American Classical Orchestra

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