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Karina Canellakis Conducts Bach and Mendelssohn with the SCO

05/01/201918/12/2018 by Gregor Tassie

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach, Mendelssohn: Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Karina Canellakis (conductor), City Halls, Glasgow, 14.12.2018. (GT)

Karina Canellakis © Todd Rosenberg

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Kavakos, Rattle and the LSO Give an Evening of Great Music-Making

05/01/201917/12/2018 by Alan Sanders

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms, Debussy and Enescu: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Centre, London, 16.12.2018. (AS)

Leonidas Kavakos (c) Marco Borggreve

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Mahan Esfahani is as Illuminating as Ever in Bach

05/01/201916/12/2018 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), Wigmore Hall, London, 15.12.2018. (MB)

Mahan Esfahani (c) Marco Borggreve

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Thought-Provoking Beethoven and Brahms from Quatuor Ebène

05/01/201916/12/2018 by Mark Berry

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven and Brahms: Quatuor Ebène (Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure [violins], Marie Chilemme [viola], Raphaël Merlin [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.12.2018. (MB)

Quatuor Ebène (c) Julien Mignot

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Out of the Mists: Adès Illuminates Janáček’s Late Piano Works

05/01/201914/12/2018 by Christopher Sallon

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jánaček: Thomas Adès (Piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 9.12.2018. (CSa)

Thomas Adès (c) Brian Voce

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Dartington Choir’s Double Christmas Delight

05/01/201912/12/2018 by Philip Buttall

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ryba, Handel: Milly Forrest (soprano), Julieth Lozano (soprano), Robert Jenkins (tenor), Julian Chou-Lambert (baritone), Dartington Community Choir, Dartington Sinfonietta / Simon Capet (conductor). Great Hall, Dartington, 9.12.2018 (PRB)

Dartington Community Choir and Sinfonietta (c) Philip R Buttall

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Solomon’s Knot Give a Superb Celebration of Christmas in Leipzig

23/12/201811/12/2018 by Colin Clarke

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Christmas in Leipzig – Music by Schelle, Kuhnau and Bach: Solomon’s Knot. Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 10.12.2018. (CC)

Solomon’s Knot (c) Gerard Collett

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Augustin Hadelich and Charles Owen Offer a Masterclass in Responsive Performing and Listening

23/12/201811/12/2018 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms, Ysaÿe, Adams: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Charles Owen (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 10.12.2018. (CS)

Augustin Hadelich
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