Festivals

Revelatory concert of Schubert and a tribute to Kurtág in his centenary year from the Gringolts Quartet

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [7] – Kurtág, Schubert: Gringolts Quartet (Ilya Gringolts, Anahit Kurtikyan [violins], Silvia Simionescu [viola], Claudius Hermann [cello]). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.8.2026. (GT)

Gringolts Quartet © Tomasz Trzebiatowskit

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There was much to relish at The Met Orchestra’s second BBC Prom, which featured Joyce DiDonato

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [22] – Saariaho, Mahler: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 27.8.2026. (JR)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Met Orchestra at the BBC Proms © Pete Scalzitti

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The Met Orchestra debuts at the Proms with Richard Strauss and Elza van den Heever’s visceral Salome

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [21] – Richard Strauss: Elza van den Heever (soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2026. (MB)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Met Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Salzburg’s further homage to Kurtág let down by utterly misconceived Mozart

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2026 [7] – ‘Hommage à Kurtág’: Bartók, Kurtág, and Mozart: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violins), Lawrence Power (viola), Sol Gabetta (cello), Reto Bieri (clarinet), Olga Pashchenko (piano). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 25.8.2026. (MB)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violins), Lawrence Power (viola), Sol Gabetta (cello), Reto Bieri (clarinet) and Olga Pashchenko (piano) © SF/Marco Borrelli

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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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