Festivals

Gerstein, Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra triumph at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [10] – Knussen, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.8.2026. (AK)

Pianist Kirill Gerstein and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © BBC/Mark Allan

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Philharmonia Baroque alternates movements from Handel and Shaw in a sterling interpretation

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United StatesUnited States Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City [2] – Of Rivers and Roses: Handel and Shaw: Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (countertenor), Dashton Burton (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra / Peter Whelan (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 6.8.2026. (DS)

Dashon Burton (bass-baritone) with Peter Whelan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra © Lawrence Sumulong

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Boulanger brilliance, Rachmaninov reticence: Dariescu and the Hallé under Kahchun Wong at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [11] – Ravel, Nadia Boulanger, Rachmaninov: Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Hallé / Kahchun Wong (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2026. (AV-E)

Kahchun Wong conducting pianist Alexandra Dariescu and the Hallé © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Two for one: a play and a recital with the Aurora Orchestra’s BBC Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [9] – Mahler’s First by Heart: Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano), Jack Bardoe and Sarah Twomey (actors), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2026. (LJ)

Mahler’s First by Heart (Sarah Twomey as Freud and Jack Bardoe as Mahler) © BBC/Mark Allan

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A distinguished performance of The Dream of Gerontius ends the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2026 [13] – Wagner, Elgar: Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo-soprano), John Findon (tenor), David Ireland (bass-baritone), Jonathan Hope (organ), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 1.8.2026. (JQ)

Mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan, tenor John Findon, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Adrian Partington © TCF/James O’Driscoll

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