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Imaginative Programme Planning by Pappano for Royal Opera Orchestra and Gerhaher

06/05/201826/04/2018 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom R.Strauss, Martin, Shostakovich, Elgar: Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 23.4.2018. (CC)

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Strongly Emotional Tod und Verklärung from Feddeck and Bournemouth SO

06/05/201826/04/2018 by Ian Lace

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Dvořák, Richard Strauss: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Feddeck (conductor), The Lighthouse, Poole. 25.4.2018. (IL)

(Rehearsal photo) BSO, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) & James Feddeck (conductor)

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Coherent, Evocative and Engrossing Mahler from Simon Rattle and the LSO

29/04/201823/04/2018 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tippett and Mahler: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 22.4.2018. (JPr)

Sir Simon Rattle

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Czech NSO Reach Scotland to Perform Schubert, Beethoven, and Dvořák

29/04/201823/04/2018 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, Dvořák: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Czech National Symphony Orchestra / Ben Palmer (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.04.2018. (SRT)

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Wonderfully Satisfying Mendelssohn from Augustin Hadelich

29/04/201822/04/2018 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Mendelssohn, Brahms: Augustin Hadelich (violin), The Hallé / Nicholas Collon (conductor), City Hall, Sheffield, 20.4.2018. (CS)

Augustin Hadelich (c) Luca Valenta

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BBC NOW Bring Romantic Warmth to St David’s Hall

29/04/201822/04/2018 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms, Strauss, Mozart: Aga Mikolaj (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Otto Tausk (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 20.4.2018. (PCG)

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Rattle and the LSO Unveil an Important New Work by Helen Grime

29/04/201821/04/2018 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grime and Mahler: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 19.4.2018. (MB)

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Memorable Brahms from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien

29/04/201821/04/2018 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 21.4.2018. (CC)

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