UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

Gerstein, Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra triumph at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [10] – Knussen, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.8.2026. (AK)

Pianist Kirill Gerstein and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © BBC/Mark Allan

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Boulanger brilliance, Rachmaninov reticence: Dariescu and the Hallé under Kahchun Wong at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [11] – Ravel, Nadia Boulanger, Rachmaninov: Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Hallé / Kahchun Wong (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2026. (AV-E)

Kahchun Wong conducting pianist Alexandra Dariescu and the Hallé © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Two for one: a play and a recital with the Aurora Orchestra’s BBC Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [9] – Mahler’s First by Heart: Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano), Jack Bardoe and Sarah Twomey (actors), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2026. (LJ)

Mahler’s First by Heart (Sarah Twomey as Freud and Jack Bardoe as Mahler) © BBC/Mark Allan

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A distinguished performance of The Dream of Gerontius ends the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2026 [13] – Wagner, Elgar: Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo-soprano), John Findon (tenor), David Ireland (bass-baritone), Jonathan Hope (organ), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 1.8.2026. (JQ)

Mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan, tenor John Findon, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Adrian Partington © TCF/James O’Driscoll

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Mozart night at the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2026 [11] – Mozart:  Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay (director/violin), Scott Dickinson (viola), Aoife Miskelly (soprano), Annabella-Vesela Ellis (mezzo-soprano), Gwilym Bowen (tenor), Alex Jones (bass), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Andrew Reid (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 31.7.2026. (JQ)

Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay (violin) and Scott Dickinson (viola) © TCF/Dale Hodgetts

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Fine Three Choirs Festival recital of string quartets by Herbert Howells and Charles Wood

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2026 [10] – Howells, Wood: London Chamber Ensemble String Quartet (Madeleine Mitchell, Godon Mackay [violins], Bridget Carey [viola], Joseph Spooner [cello]). St Nicholas’ Church, Gloucester, 31.7.2026. (JQ)

London Chamber Ensemble String Quartet © TCF/Dale Hodgetts

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