United Kingdom Glass, Lamagna, Reich: Carducci Quartet (Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming [violins], Eoin Schmidt-Martin [viola], Emma Denton [cello]). RWCMD, Cardiff, 5.3.2026. (LJ)
Like fine wine, the Carduccis only get better over time
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Lisa Bielawa performs in her genre-bending, joyful, kaleidoscopic compositions at Columbia University
United States ‘Composer Portraits’ – Lisa Bielawa: Lisa Bielawa (soprano), Contemporaneous / David Bloom (conductor). Miller Theater at Columbia University, 26.2.2026. (DS)
Rising stars Alexandra Tirsu and Eun Sun Kim light up Cadogan Hall
United Kingdom Boulanger, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov: Alexandra Tirsu (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 4.2.2026. (AV-E)
Paavo Järvi’s exhilarating first concert as Chief Conductor Designate with the LPO
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Sibelius: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 4.3.2026. (JR)
‘Víkingur Ólafsson celebrates Kurtág at 100’ sees and hears the Philharmonia in celebratory mood
United Kingdom Kurtág, M. Simpson, R. Schumann, Webern: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Elena Schwarz (conductor), Tom Service (presenter). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1.3.2026. (AK)
Playing with a core of truthfulness: Piotr Anderszewski’s reflective Brahms and defiant Beethoven
United Kingdom Brahms and Beethoven: Piotr Anderszewski (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 27.2.2026. (CSa)
A day of Dvořák to welcome spring and raise money for Cancer Research at the Turner Sims
United Kingdom Dvořák: Orchestra, Craig Lawton, Paul Ingram (conductors). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 1.3.2026. (CK)
Spirited musicians Laura van der Heijden and Sinfonia Cymru join forces for fairytale and folk medleys
United Kingdom Various: Laura Van Der Heijden (cello), Sinfonia Cymru / Haim Choi (leader). RWCMD, Cardiff, 28.2.2026. (LJ)
