UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

Rachmaninov’s dark magnificence superbly revealed by the Bournemouth SO in Poole

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov: Javier Perianes (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Chloé Van Soeterstède (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 7.10.2026. (CK)

Javier Perianes rehearsing with conductor Chloé van Soeterstède and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra © BSO

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Rob Shirakbari in a glorious Burt Bacharach celebration and it is exactly What The World Needs Now

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom What The World Needs Now – The Burt Bacharach Songbook: Rob Shirakbari (music director, keyboards), Rumer, Shaun Escoffery (soloist), Georgia van Etten, Woody Mankowski, Jana Varga, Michael Bakewell (soloists, instrumentalists), Flo Moore (bass guitar), Ed Richardson (drums), Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 5.10.2026. (JPr)

What The World Needs Now – The Burt Bacharach Songbook previously at the Royal Albert Hall

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Cumnock Tryst’s Mozart and MacMillan proves it really is a true ‘meeting place for music’

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cumnock Tryst 2026 – Mozart, MacMillan: Jess Gillam (saxophone), David Childs (euphonium), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Kanako Ito (leader and director), James MacMillan (conductor). Barony Hall, Cumnock, 2.10.2026. (SRT)

Saxophonist Jess Gillam and conductor James MacMillan with the BBC SSO © Stuart Armitt

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