United Kingdom Haydn, Mahler: Julian Steckel (cello), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 18.3.2026. (CK)
Unusually fine Mahler Fifth from Karl-Heinz Steffens and the Bournemouth SO in Poole
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Architectural Sabotage: The RAH’s acoustic assault on Petrenko and the RPO seals the fate of Mahler’s ‘Tragic’
United Kingdom Mahler: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.3.2026. (AV-E)
Playing from a single heart: Elias String Quartet bring outstanding Beethoven back to Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven: Elias String Quartet (Sara Bitloch, Donald Grant [violins], Simone van der Geissen [viola], Marie Bitloch [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 10 & 15.3.2026. (CSa)
John Andrews and Manchester Camerata shine a spotlight on some unjustly neglected British repertoire
United Kingdom One Damn Thing After Another – Owen, Gipps, Maconchy, Alwyn, Carwithen: Alex Mitchell (viola), Rachel Clegg (cor anglais), Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Manchester Camerata / John Andrews (conductor). Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 15.3.2026. (PC)
The Huddersfield Choral Society celebrate their 190th anniversary with an impressive new work
United Kingdom Music Makers – Purcell, Arakelyan, Elgar: Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Huddersfield Choral Society (director: Gregory Batsleer), Royal Northern Sinfonia / Ellie Slorach (conductor). Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield, 14.3.2026. (PC)
Steven Banks steals the show in Joan Tower’s Love Returns
United Kingdom Britten, Tower, Weber, Hindemith: Steven Banks (saxophone), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Tomas Djupsjöbacka (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 12.3.2026. (LJ)
The King Who Tried To Change His Fate: a compelling LSO Family Concert
United Kingdom Various – The King Who Tried To Change His Fate: London Symphony Orchestra / Karen Ní Bhroin (conductor), Jan Blake (storyteller), Belinda McFarlane (presenter), Angie Newman (BSL interpreter). Barbican Hall, London, 8.3.2026. (CSa)#
Wigmore Hall rejoices in an abundance of Louis Couperin
United Kingdom Les Pleurs d’Orphée – L. Couperin, Rossi, Moulinié: Jean Rondeau (harpsichord). Ricercar Consort. Wigmore Hall, London, 11.3.2026. (CC)
