United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival [2] – Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev Mussorgsky: Barry Douglas (piano). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 26.8.2026. (RB)
Wonderful recital of Russian music by Barry Douglas at the Clandeboye Festival
UK Concerts
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There was much to relish at The Met Orchestra’s second BBC Prom, which featured Joyce DiDonato
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [22] – Saariaho, Mahler: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 27.8.2026. (JR)
The Met Orchestra debuts at the Proms with Richard Strauss and Elza van den Heever’s visceral Salome
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [21] – Richard Strauss: Elza van den Heever (soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2026. (MB)
Radiant new concerto receives a beguiling first performance at Snape Maltings
United Kingdom Kodály, Deborah Pritchard, Mendelssohn: Harriet Mackenzie (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Sora Elisabeth Lee (conductor). Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, 26.8.2026. (PC)
Memorable recital in Edinburgh of the Bach Cello Suites by a masterly Alisa Weilerstein
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [6] – J. S. Bach, Six Cello Suites: Alisa Weilerstein (cello). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.8.2026. (GT)
An excellent concert as the Clandeboye Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2026 [1] – Various: Michael McHale (piano), Ellen Jansson (piano), William Curran (clarinet), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello), Killian White (cello), Mairéad Hickey (violin). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 24.8.2026. (RB)
Amy Harman steals the show at her first, and hopefully not last, BBC Prom
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [20] – Britten, Mozart, Musgraves, Elgar: Felix Klieser (horn), Amy Harman (bassoon), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (leader). Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2026. (LJ)
Jamie Barton and Clay Hilley shine in a fine Das Lied von der Erde at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [19] – Bushra El-Turk, Haydn, Mahler: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Clay Hilley (tenor), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Anja Bihlmaier (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.8.2026. (CK)
