United Kingdom ‘Broken Branches’ – Various: Karim Sulayman (tenor), Sean Shibe (guitar). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.7.2026. (MB)
A programme of cultural encounters and mystical unity of human experience from Sulayman and Shibe
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Kavakos, Gerstein and the ApollΩn Ensemble at their brilliant best at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven, Dvořák, R. Schumann: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Kirill Gerstein (piano), The ApollΩn Ensemble: Alexandros Sakarellos (violin), Ilias Livieratos (viola), Timotheos Petrin (cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.7.2026. (CSa)
A vivid, dramatic performance of Das klagende Lied at the Cheltenham Music Festival
United Kingdom Cheltenham Music Festival. Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler: Lee Bissett (soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Elgan Llŷr Thomas (tenor), Aidan Smith (bass), South Cotswold Big Sing Group, British Sinfonietta / Adrian Partington (conductor). Tewkesbury Abbey, 4.7.2026. (JQ)
The jubilant, triumphant premiere of Susannah Self’s Gloria in Cambridge
United Kingdom Self and Handel: Kayla Nicol (violin), North Sea Voices and Orchestra, Ely Collegium / Susannah Self and Saba Safa (conductors). West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge 3.7.2026. (PC)
Collon and his Aurora Orchestra unlock the mysteries of Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ to young and old alike
United Kingdom Mozart: Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor and presenter). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.6.2026. (CSa)
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)
