Apartment House present a stimulating Wigmore Hall programme of recent music

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Leith, Pranulytė, Keney, McLaughin, and Sheen: Apartment House (Josephine Stephenson [soprano], Heather Roche [clarinet], Kerry Yong [piano], Gordon Mackay, Mira Benjamin [violins], Bridget Carey, Reiad Chibah [violas], Colin Alexander, Anton Lukoszevieze [cellos]). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.10.2022. (MB)

Apartment House previously at the Wigmore Hall

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Gloucestershire honours the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams

United KingdomUnited Kingdom 150th Birthday Concert – Vaughan Williams, Imogen Holst, Rebecca Clarke: James Gilchrist (tenor), Quentin Hayes (baritone), The Carducci Quartet, James Wilshire (piano), David Ayre (double bass), Cheltenham Chamber Choir / Ben Sawyer (conductor). Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham, 12.10.2022. (JQ)

Carducci Quartet © Tom Barnes

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The Queen Elizabeth Hall hosts an enthralling day-long celebration of the music of Xenakis

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Xenakis: Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Philip Howard (piano), Tim Gill (cello), Oliver Lowe, Colin Currie (percussion), London Sinfonietta / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor), Colin Currie Group, JACK Quartet. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.10.2022. (MB)

Mark van de Wiel (clarinet) © Monika S Jakubowska

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Emelyanychev’s little twiddles and tweaks keeps Haydn’s Creation sounding fresh

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn’s The Creation: Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass baritone), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.10.2022. (SRT)

Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the SCO © Chris Christodoulou

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AAM’s The Seasons at the Barbican was a supreme affirmation of Haydn’s masterpiece

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3 (sung in English, translation McCreesh): Rachel Nichols (soprano, Hannah), Benjamin Hulett (tenor, Lucas), Jonathan Lemalu (bass, Simon), Nina Dunn Studio (video and projection design), Martin Parr (staging director), Academy of Ancient Music Chorus and Orchestra / Laurence Cummings (conductor). Barbican Centre, London, 4.10.2022. (CC)

Rachel Nichols (Hannah), Jonathan Lemalu (Simon) and Benjamin Hulett (Lucas) © Mark Allan

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