Festival 2024

Garsington Opera’s A Trip to the Moon will have children and adults delight in the magic of live theatre

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Garsington Opera 2024 [5] – Andrew Norman, A Trip to the Moon: Soloists, Garsington Opera Adult and Youth Companies, Primary and Infant School Companies, and Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 30.7.2024. (CR)

Garsington Opera’s A Trip to the Moon © Julian Guidera

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Beauty and delirium: Collon and the BBC Philharmonic bring Anna Clyne and Messiaen to the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 15 – Clyne, Messiaen: Steven Osborne (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot), Jody Elff (live electronics), The Swingles, BBC Philharmonic / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2024. (CK)

Nicholas Collon conducts The Swingles and the BBC Philharmonic © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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A BBC Philharmonic Prom which promised much, frankly under-delivered

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 16 – Cassandra Miler, Shostakovich: Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2024. (CC)

John Storgårds (conductor) and Lawrence Power (viola) © Andy Paradise

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Sofi Jeannin conducts a challenging, rewarding, superbly performed Three Choirs Festival concert

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [4] – Arakelyan, Britten/Lapwood, Poulenc, Weir: Mark Padmore (tenor), Charles Gibbs (narrator), Anna Lapwood, Nicholas Freestone (organ), BBC Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra Ensemble / Sofi Jeannin (conductor). Worcester Cathedral 30.7.2024. (JQ)

Anna Lapwood © Dale Hodgetts

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