Festivals

Khatia Buniatishvili, Jaime Martin and the Melbourne SO show their professionalism at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [24] – Sutherland, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2025. (CC)

Jaime Martin conducts the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Porgy and Bess Reimagined: outstanding Gershwin at the Cumbria Opera Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 [3] – Gershwin, Porgy and Bess Reimagined: Venetia Iga (alto), Michael Muoneke (tenor), Kezia Abouma (piano), Nathan Dawkins (double bass), Noah Ojumu (drums), Joe Davies, Alistair Burton (arrangers). Kendal Town Hall, 27.8.2025. (CK)

Venetia Iga rehearsing for Porgy and Bess Reimagined © Chris Tribble

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Cumbria Opera Festival’s Opera by Candlelight showcases young local talent alongside established classics

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 [2] – Various, Opera by Candlelight: Ellen Mawhinney (soprano), Jamie Formoy (tenor), Chris Pulleyn (piano). St John’s Church, Keswick, 26.8.2025. (CK)

Cumbria Opera Festival 2025: Opera by Candlelight © Joe Davies

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Tarmo Peltokoski works magic in witty semi-staged production of Die Zauberflöte in Bremen

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GermanyGermany Musikfest Bremen 2025 [1] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): Soloists, Chorwerk Ruhr, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 27.8.2025. (DM-D)

[front l-r] Andreas Conrad (Monostatos), Chorwerk Ruhr, Elsa Dreisig (Pamina) and Äneas Humm (Papageno) © Patric Leo

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A sparkling The Marriage of Figaro from the Cumbria Opera Festival 2025

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 [1] – Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Chorus; Jessica Meakin, Julian Cann (violins), Hannah Borlase (viola), Daniel Crompton (cello), Hannah Gillingham (flute), Sarah Davies (oboe), William Hammond (clarinet), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Alistair Burton (harpsichord continuo) / Melvin Tay (conductor). Penrith Methodist Church, 23.8.2025. (CK)

The Marriage of Figaro at the Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 © Chris Tribble

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Leipzig Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons with superlative Sibelius at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [22] – Pärt, Dvořák, Sibelius: Isabelle Faust (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 26.8.2025. (JR)

Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig © Chris Christodoulou/BBC

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