UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

Two contrasting Rachmaninoff works from the LPO under Edward Gardner at the Royal Festival Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rachmaninoff: Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano), Dmytro Popov (tenor), Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone), London Philharmonic Choir (artistic director: Neville Creed), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.9.2024. (JR)

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner © Mark Allan

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The LPO, DiDonato and Gardner shine in mythic vengeance, queenly suicide and social heroism

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom ‘Moments Remembered’ – Samuel Barber, Berlioz and Beethoven: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London. 25.9.2024. (CSa)

The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner © Mark Allan

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A most memorable Philharmonia evening: a major UK premiere and a Kullervo for the ages

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nordic Soundscapes – Sigfúsdóttir, Grieg, Sibelius: Stephen Hough (piano), Johanna Rusanen (soprano), Tommi Hakala (baritone), YL Male Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Mathias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.9.2024. (CC)

Pianist Stephen Hough and the Philharmonia conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali © Mark Allan/PO

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Sestina Music convey the intense spirituality of music by Charpentier and de Brossard in Belfast

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sestina Music’s Lux et Umbra – Charpentier, Sébastien de Brossard: Sestina Music (Mark Chambers [musical director / countertenor], Sarah Keating, Áine Smith [sopranos], Laoise O’Brien, Elisabeth Vogel [recorders], Sarah Groser [viols], Tristan Russcher [keyboards]). Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, Belfast, 19.9.2024. (RB)

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