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United Kingdom Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Thomas Blunt (conductor), Longborough, 3.7.2015. (RJ)
United Kingdom Verdi, Ernani: Soloists, Chelsea Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra / Robin Newton (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 3.7.2015. (JPr)
United Kingdom Mahler: Sarah Connolly, Ladies of Cheltenham Bach Choir, Cheltenham Youth Choir, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra / Stephen Threlfall (conductor, Cheltenham Music Festival, Town Hall, Cheltenham, 4.7.2015. (RJ)
United Kingdom Brahms, Dvořák: Krystian Zimerman (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle. Barbican Hall, London 2.7.2015 (CC)
Bartok, Strauss, Mahler: Miah Persson (soprano) and Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), Mozarteum Argentino at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 27.6.2015. (JSJ) Bartok: Hungarian Sketches, BB103, Sz. 97 Strauss: Vier letze Lieder (Four Last Songs) Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major The Budapest Festival Orchestra with its founder Iván Fischer is a … Read more
United Kingdom Schumann: Matthias Goerne (baritone), Menahem Pressler (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.7.2015 (MB)
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor). Live relay to cinemas from the London Coliseum, directed by Andy Morahan, seen at Empire Cinemas, Basildon, Essex, 1.7.2015. (JPr)
United Kingdom Bach, Musto, Webern, and Schoenberg: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Heath Quartet [Oliver Heath, Cerys Jones (violins), Gary Pomeroy (viola), Christopher Murray (cello)]. Wigmore Hall, London, 1.7.2015 (MB)