UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

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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Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle in a fine all-Schumann Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [29] – Schumann: Isabelle Faust (violin), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 7.9.2026. (JR)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts violinist Isabelle Faust and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Benign Beethoven, scrubbed Scriabin: Hadelich, Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [27] – Beethoven, Scriabin: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.9.2026. (AV-E)

Violinist Augustin Hadelich and the Berliner Philharmonic © Lena Laine

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Impressive sounds from Jakub Hrůša, Lukáš Vondráček and the BBC SO in Kaprálová, Rachmaninov and Janáček

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [25] – Kaprálová, Rachmaninov, Janáček: Lukáš Vondráček (piano). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 1.9.2026. (CK)

Pianist Lukáš Vondráček, BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jakub Hrůša © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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