United Kingdom Britten, Unsuk Chin, Schubert: Faustine de Monès (soprano), Hallé / Elena Schwarz (conductor). The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 23.10.2025. (MC)
Elena Schwarz conducts a compelling concert on her Hallé debut
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Accomplished RWCMD students present an enjoyable lunchtime concert in Cardiff
United Kingdom Jacob, Poulenc, Stravinsky: RWCMD Chamber Winds / Robert Plane (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 24.10.2025. (GPu)
The LPO’s exhilarating Mozart 25th Piano Concerto, anticlimactic Rachmaninov Second Symphony
United Kingdom Mozart, Rachmaninov: Paul Lewis (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.10.2025. (AV-E)
BBC SO’s shivering Schnittke, shattering Shostakovich
United Kingdom Schnittke, Shostakovich: Timothy Ridout (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.10.2025. (AV-E)
A compelling night of music-making from Karina Canellakis and the LPO
United Kingdom L. Boulanger, Stravinsky: Véronique Gens (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Jean-Sébastien Bou (baritone), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 22.10.2025. (KMcD)
An intriguing, virtuoso Belfast celebration of the Boulez centenary
United Kingdom Boulez: Anthems and Dialogues: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (Aisling Agnew [flute], Sarah Watts [clarinet], Darragh Morgan [violin], David McCann [cello], Daniel Browell [piano]), Xenia Pestova Bennett (magnetic resonator piano), Peter O’Doherty (electronics). Sonic Lab, Queens University, Belfast, 19.10.2025. (RB)
Deeply satisfying Wigmore Hall Mozart string quintets from the Takács Quartet and Timothy Ridout
United Kingdom Mozart: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], András Fejér [cello], Timothy Ridout [viola]). Wigmore Hall, London, 20.10.2025. (MB)
Shostakovich proudly celebrated by the NSOI in Dublin
Ireland Anna Clyne, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Mairéad Hickey (violin), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Anna Rakitina (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 17.10.2025. (RB)
