UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

Joe Davies conducts a magnificent Mahler Eighth Symphony in Coventry Cathedral

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Holly Teague, Iúnó Connolly, Sofia Kirwan-Baez (sopranos), Georgia Mae Ellis, Rhian Davies (altos), Jack Dolan (tenor), Conrad Chatterton (baritone), Jakob Mahase (bass), Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Daventry Choral Society, Divertimento, Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Spires Philharmonic Chorus, Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society, Warwickshire Youth Choirs (chorus master: Laura Baillie), Leamington Sinfonia / Joe Davies (conductor). Coventry Cathedral, 16.5.2026. (CK)

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony dress rehearsal in Coventry Cathedral © Chris Tribble

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Anointed Andsnes and superlative Stutzmann in paragon performances with the LSO at Barbican Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Wagner, R. Strauss: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 14.5.2026. (AV-E)

Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs Beethoven with the London Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan/LSO

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Moving A Child of Our Time brings a wonderful Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra season to a quiet close

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Copland, Tippett: Talise Trevigne (soprano), Anita Montserrat (mezzo-soprano), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Bournemouth Symphony Chorus (director: Gavin Carr), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 13.5.2026. (CK)

Mark Wigglesworth conducts Roderick Williams and the BSO in A Child of Our Time © Mark Allan

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