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Adám Fischer’s Disappointing Mahler Ninth with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Barbican

10/03/201922/02/2019 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Adám Fischer (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 20.2.2019. (AS)

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Adám Fischer (conductor) (c) Mark Allan/Barbican

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Gardolińska’s White-Heat Tchaikovsky Fourth and Elegant Mozart with the BSO

10/03/201921/02/2019 by Ian Lace

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Tchaikovsky: Ronald Brautigam (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marta Gardolińska (conductor). The Lighthouse, Poole, 20.2.2019. (IL)

Marta Gardolińska conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Kazuki Yamada Leads the CBSO in a Tremendous Performance of Manfred

10/03/201921/02/2019 by John Quinn

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schumann, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 20.2.2019. (JQ)

Kazuki Yamada

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Ex Cathedra’s Spirited Revival of Purcell’s The Indian Queen in Birmingham

03/03/201919/02/2019 by Roderic Dunnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Purcell’s The Indian Queen and music of the South American Baroque: Soloists, Choir and Ensemble of Ex Cathedra (including members of the Fitzwilliam Quartet) / Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor). Birmingham Town Hall, 17.2.2019. (RD)

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Elim Chan and the RNSO Offer a Russian Valentine to Glasgow

03/03/201919/02/2019 by Gregor Tassie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev: Lukáš Vondrâček (pianist), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Elim Chan (conductor), Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 16.2.2019. (GT)

Elim Chan

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A Varied Diet of French Music from Simon Rattle and the LSO

03/03/201919/02/2019 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rameau, Ravel, Poulenc, and Jolas: Daniil Trifonov (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 17.2.2019. (MB)

Daniil Trifonov

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A Display of Pianism of the Very Highest Order in Newton Abbott from a Top British Pianist

03/03/201919/02/2019 by Philip Buttall

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various: Martin James Bartlett (piano). Courtenay Centre, Newton Abbot, 17.2.2019. (PRB)

Martin James Bartlett (c) Philip R Buttall

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Elīna Garanča’s Connection of Words and Music Was Sheer Perfection at Wigmore Hall

03/03/201918/02/2019 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schumann, Wagner and Mahler: Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 17.2.2019. (JPr)

Elīna Garanča (c) Paul Schirnhofer/DG

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