UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

An excellent concert as the Clandeboye Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Killian White (cello), Mairead Hickey (violin) and Michael McHale (piano) © Norah O’Leary

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Amy Harman steals the show at her first, and hopefully not last, BBC Prom

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Felix Klieser (horn) with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Jamie Barton and Clay Hilley shine in a fine Das Lied von der Erde at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou 

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Cheung’s scaling of Mahler’s Second is an impressive feat and will surely deepen over time

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2, ‘Resurrection’: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Mandle Cheung (conductor). Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, 21.8.2026. (CC)

Mahler’s Symphony No.2, ‘Resurrection’ at the Alexandra Palace Theatre

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The EIF’s Rising Stars of Voice sing at the Queen’s Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [4] – Rising Stars of Voice with Louise Alder: Louise Alder (soprano, mentor), James Baillieu (piano, mentor), Francesca Lauri (piano). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 18.8.2026. (SRT)

Soprano Louise Alder © Will Alder

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Skewed Skyline, shape-shifting Shostakovich: Cristian Măcelaru and BBC SO at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [18] – Canat de Chizy, Shostakovich: Lucy Landymore, Emma Arden, Delia Stevens (percussion), Richard Cartlidge (timpani), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2026. (AV-E)

Conductor Cristian Măcelaru © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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