United Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala 2025: Soloists, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). London Coliseum, 9.3.2024. (JPr)
Ballet Icons Gala 2025 had much to enjoy from its enterprising blend of classics and new works
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Very fine if not perfect Royal Festival Hall Gerontius from the City of London Choir and the RPO
United Kingdom Elgar: Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), James Platt (baritone), The Choir of King’s College Cambridge, City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Hyde (Music Director of both choirs and conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 13.3.2024. (JR)
A phenomenal Wigmore Hall concert, well-nigh faultless from Florilegium
United Kingdom Florilegium – Father, Son and Godfather: Florilegium / Ashley Solomon (flute/director), with Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.3.2025. (CC)
Wondrous sounds from Angel Blue and Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Angel Blue (soprano), Lang Lang (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 8.3.2025. (RP)
Jonathan Mamora gives a memorable performance of Rachmaninov’s Third in Glasgow
United Kingdom Farrenc, Bartók, Rachmaninov: Jonathan Mamora (pianist), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Lionel Bringuier (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 8.3.2025. (GT)
Subtlety and precision: Midori and Aydin at 92NY
United States Various: Midori (violin), Özgür Aydin (piano). Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92NY Center for Culture & Arts, New York, 9.3.2025. (ES-S)
Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict in Bremen has a new contemporary twist
Germany Berlioz, Béatrice et Bénédict: Soloists, Chorus, and Extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Lukas Ziesché (conductor). Theater Bremen, 6.3.2025. (DM-D)
Historic Shostakovich from Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic: A concert for our times
United Kingdom Shostakovich: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (Cello) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 7.3. 2025. (CSa)
