United Kingdom Elgar, Mahler: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.6.2026. (AV-E)
Elucidated Elgar and marinated Mahler: Pappano and the LSO at the Barbican Hall
UK Concerts
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The London Sinfonietta’s legacy is magically both resuscitated and renewed in one evening
United Kingdom Time Entwined: Birtwistle, Gerber & Mason: Students from the Royal College of Music, Young Musicians from the North London Music Hub, London Sinfonietta / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 11.6.2026. (CC)
Christian Tetzlaff takes us on an unforgettable journey through Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
United Kingdom JS Bach: Christian Tetzlaff (violin). Wigmore Hall, London 7.6.2026. (CSa)
From the divine to the ridiculous: Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the RFH
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Hisaishi, Scriabin: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 5.6.2026. (AV-E)
Clarity and intensity in Rachmaninov and Scriabin from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO at Bristol Beacon
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Hisaishi, Scriabin: Alexander Edmundson, Ben Hulme, Katy Woolley (horns), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Bristol Beacon, 4.6.2026. (CK)
Beyond doubt we need more hard-hitting music of this ilk in London from Manchester Camerata
United Kingdom 8 Songs for a Mad King: Soloists, Manchester Camerata / John Andrews (conductor), Company Chameleon (stage direction). Kings Place, London, 6.6.2026. (CC)
Strauss anything but domestic: Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia at the RFH
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.6.2026. (AV-E)
Christie’s Les Arts Florissants bring sympathy, joy and humanity to Wigmore Hall with Acis and Galatea
United Kingdom Handel, Acis and Galatea, HWV49 (1718): Soloists, singers and instrumentalists of Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (director, harpsichord and organ). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.6.2026. (CSa)
