United Kingdom Music in Exile: ARC Ensemble (of Toronto), Michael Hass (guest lecturer). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.2.2026. (AK)
ARC Ensemble’s life-affirming exploration of the compositions of Holocaust survivors
UK Concerts
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Gemma New and the BBC NOW perform music by three Russian greats in Cardiff
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky: Vadym Kholodenko (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Gemma New (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 31.1.2026. (LJ)
David Temple’s faultless direction made Elgar’s The Kingdom more than the sum of its parts
United Kingdom Elgar, The Kingdom, Op.51 (1906): Francesca Chiejina (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (contralto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus, Hertfordshire Chorus, London Orchestra da Camera / David Temple (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.1.2026. (CC)
Vengerov and Osetinskaya at the Barbican: A matchless display of virtuosity and emotional range
United Kingdom Schubert, Shostakovich Brahms: Maxim Vengerov (violin) and Polina Osetinskaya (piano). Barbican Hall, London. 28.1.2026. (CSa)
A perfect marriage of musicology and performance from The Mozartists to celebrate Mozart’s birthday
United Kingdom Mozart Birthday Concert: Zheng Jiang (countertenor), Alexander Semple (baritone), The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 27.1.2026. (CC)
Katherine Spencer and the OAE offer rare treats at Warwick Arts Centre with a little night music!
United Kingdom Arriaga, Mozart, Haydn: Katherine Spencer (basset clarinet), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Kati Debretzeni (director). Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, 28.1.2026. (CP)
A revelatory rapturous Brahms German Requiem from Manfred Honeck and the LSO
United Kingdom Mozart, Brahms: Dame Imogen Cooper (piano), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Chen Reiss (soprano), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 25.1.2026. (AV-E)
Musical riches at Laura Rickard’s Romsey Chamber Music Winterfest
United Kingdom Romsey Chamber Music Winterfest – Various: Goethe String Quartet (Luke Hsu, Laura Rickard [violins], Marthe Husum [viola], Rainer Crosett [cello]). United Reformed Church, Romsey, 23 & 25.1.2026. (CK)
