United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [7]: Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. (SRT)
The EIF’s Poland strand concludes with Polish music from multiple sources and multiple centuries
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A most memorable Prom concert from Johannes Moser, Eva Ollikainen and the BBC SO
United Kingdom BBC PROMS 2025 [14] – Varèse, Thovaldsdottir, Ravel, Stravinsky: Johannes Moser (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Eva Ollikainen (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.8.2025. (CC)
The LSO’s principals play chamber music at the EIF and Ian Bostridge sings affectingly, sometimes
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2025 [5]: Britten, Vaughan Williams, Elgar: Ian Bostridge (tenor), Sir Antonio Pappano (piano), Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (Benjamin Gilmore, Julián Gil Rodríguez [violins], Eivind Ringstad [viola], David Cohen [cello]). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 13.8.2025. (SRT)
Two orchestras, three choirs make for a mighty Mahler’s Third: Ryan Bancroft and BBC NOW at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [13] – Mahler: Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano), CBSO Children’s Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, BBC National Chorus of Wales (chorusmaster: Adrian Partington), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.8.2025. (JR)
Shuddering Shostakovich and stirring Chaminade: The Sitkovetsky Trio at the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2025 [4]: Beethoven, Chaminade, Kashani, Shostakovich: Sitkovetsky Trio (Alexander Sitkovetsky [violin], Isang Enders [cello] and Wu Qian [piano]). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 12.8.2025. (SRT)
Iván Fischer and Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Beethoven and Bartók keeps the Prommers spellbound
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [11] – Beethoven, Bartók: Dorottya Láng (mezzo-soprano), Krisztián Cser (bass), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 6.8.2025. (AK)
Wroclaw’s NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra bring sheer richness of sound to the EIF’s Focus on Poland
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2025 [3]: Bacewicz, R Strauss, Kilar, Bizet/Shchedrin: NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra / Alexander Sitkovetsy (leader/director). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.8.2025. (SRT)
