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Last ounce of spirituality missing from The Dream of Gerontius at the Royal Festival Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams, Elgar: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Norman (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), The Bach Choir (musical director: David Hill), Philharmonia Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.5.2024. (JR)

David Hill conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra © Andy Paradise

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A mix of the familiar and the considerably less so, is a joy from beginning to end in Salzburg

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AustriaAustria Mozartwoche Salzburg 2024 [4] – Mozart, Reicha, and Michael Haydn: Baborák Ensemble (Radek Baborák [horn], Milan Al-Ashhab, [violin], Martina Bačová [violin, viola], Karel Untermüller [viola], Hana Baboráková [cello], David Pavelka [double bass]). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 29.1.2024. (MB)

Baborák Ensemble © Wolfgang Lienbacher

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Mozartwoche Salzburg’s music by Mozart and Salieri proves something of a mixed bag

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AustriaAustria Mozartwoche Salzburg 2024 [3] – Mozart and Salieri: Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Camerata Salzburg / François Leleux (oboe/conductor). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 28.1.2024. (MB)

Emmanuel Pahud (l, flute) and François Leleux (r, oboe/conductor) © Wolfgang Lienbacher 

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