Festivals

Violinist Miranda Liu is an extraordinary force of musical presence at her Miratone Festival

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HungaryHungary Miratone Festival – Beethoven, Janáček: Miranda Liu (violin), László Borbély (piano), V4 String Quartet. Miratone Festival and Academy, Budapest, 23.8.2026. (AK)

Miranda Liu (violin) and László Borbély (piano) © MiraTone Festival and Academy 2026/Eszter Takács

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Refined rather than electrifying Damnation of Faust from Les Siècles, choir and soloists at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [24] – Berlioz: Soloists, Maîtrise de Radio France, Chœur de Radio France, Les Siècles / Jakob Lehmann (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 30.8.2026 (JR)

Gerard Finley (Méphistophélès) © BBC/Mark Allan

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Highly enjoyable accounts of two chamber music masterpieces at the Clandeboye Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clandeboye Festival [3] – Beethoven, Schubert: Barry Douglas (piano) and chamber musicians. Clandeboye Estate, County Down, 28.8.2026. (RB)

[l-r] Sinéad O’Halloran, Phoebe White, Hannah Miller, Jamie Howe, Maitiú Gaffney, Patrick McErlean, William Curran and Siobhán Doyle

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Torvind proves worth exploring whilst Kopatchinskaja and Prokofiev’s score shine at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [23] – Torvund, Stravinsky, Prokofiev: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, 29.8.2026. (CC)

Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The intensity of Deutsch’s Intensity steals the show during Welser-Möst’s return to Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Summers at Severance [4] – Various: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 27.8.2026. (MSJ)

Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra © Aireonna McCall-Dubé/TCO

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