United Kingdom Mozart: Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor and presenter). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.6.2026. (CSa)
Collon and his Aurora Orchestra unlock the mysteries of Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ to young and old alike
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Manchester Collective’s gentle boundary pushing at London’s QEH possibly needed more grit
United Kingdom Manchester Collective – Patterns in Repeat: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 28.6.2026. (CC)
At the Barbican Hall there was another Leonskaja concert to be treasured
United Kingdom Elisabeth Leonskaja In Recital: Barbican Hall, London, 23.6.2024. (CC)
Highly rewarding concert from Håkan Hardenberger, the MCO and Daniel Harding
United Kingdom Haydn, Hummel, and Beethoven: Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 22.6.2026. (MB)
Anna Lapwood fires up Bristol Beacon’s organ with Chloé van Soeterstède and the Bournemouth SO
United Kingdom Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Boulanger: Anna Lapwood (organ), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Chloé van Soeterstède (conductor). Bristol Beacon, 17.6.2026. (CK)
Keeping it all in the family: A treasured performance by four Kanneh -Masons at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Mozart, Haydn, De Falla, Barber, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violin), Mariatu Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. 16.6.2026. (CSa)
Cutting the mustard and Crowe in flight: two great singers and the English Concert in early Handel
United Kingdom Handel: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Hugh Cutting (countertenor), The English Concert (Nadja Zwiener [violon I], Manami Mizumoto [violin II], Joseph Crouch [cello], Sergio Bucheli [theorbo], Georgia Browne [flute], Tom Foster [harpsichord]). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.6.2026. (CSa)
ASMF’s joyful celebration of the 70th birthday of Sally Beamish
United Kingdom Sally Beamish 70th Birthday Concert – Bach, Beamish, Respighi: Chris Stout (fiddle), Catriona McKay (Scottish harp), Michael Collins (basset clarinet), Academy of St Martin-in the Fields / Benjamin Marquise Gilmore and Michael Collins. St Martin-in-the Fields, London, 11.6.2026. (PC)
