United Kingdom Sibelius, Say, Dvořák: Fazil Say (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 30.11.2025. (AV-E)
Earthshaking Piano Concerto from Fazil Say and the Philharmonia Orchestra
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Edward Gardner and the LPO shine in Robert Laidlow’s new Exoplanets, Bloch and Rachmaninov
United Kingdom Laidlow, Bloch, Rachmaninov: Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.11.2025. (CK)
High-quality Haydn, OAE and Schiff
United Kingdom Haydn: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir András Schiff (fortepiano, director). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 27.11.2025. (AK)
Rafael Payare has a fine rapport with the Philharmonia Orchestra and is a star in the ascendent
United Kingdom Berlioz, Ortiz: Pacho Flores (trumpet); Philharmonia Orchestra / Rafael Payare (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2025. (CC)
Cardiff’s RWCMD becomes Fibonacci Quartet’s ‘second home’ to the delight of their captivated audience
United Kingdom Various: Fibonacci Quartet (Luna De Mol, Kryštof Kohout [violins], Elliot Kempson [viola], Findlay Spence [cello]). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 27.11.2025. (LJ)
Elegant Elgar from Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the RFH
United Kingdom Elgar: Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.11.2025. (AV-E)
Ibragimova and Tiberghien bring beauty and balance to Beethoven Violin Sonatas at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Beethoven: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (fortepiano), Wigmore Hall, London, 19.11.2025. (CSa)
New music performed by Seong-Jin Cho, Maxime Pascal and the LSO proves fresh and stimulating
United Kingdom LSO Futures, with Seong-Jin Cho: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.11.2025. (CC)
