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Kavakos and Wang Prove That Opposites Attract

31/12/201721/12/2017 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Janáček, Schubert, Debussy, Bartók: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yuja Wang (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 19.12.2017. (CS)

Leonidas Kavakos
Leonidas Kavakos

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The Nutcracker and I, by Alexandra Dariescu is Perfect for the Young at Heart

31/12/201720/12/2017 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker and I, by Alexandra Dariescu: Milton Court, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 19.12.2017. (JPr)

The Nutcracker and I, by Alexandra Dariescu, with ballerina Désirée Ballantyne, animations by Yeast Culture, and choreography by Jenna Lee. At Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School of Music & Drama as part of their Alumni Recital Series Photo by Mark Allan
The Nutcracker and I, by Alexandra Dariescu (c) Mark Allan

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Butt, Dunedin Consort and Soloists Charm with Lean and Subtle Messiah

31/12/201720/12/2017 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Messiah: Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Emma Lewis (alto), Hugo Hymas (tenor), Edward Grint (bass), Dunedin Consort / John Butt (harpsichord), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 19.12.2017. (SRT)

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Joyce DiDonato and the Brentano String Quartet Remember Camille Claudel

22/12/201719/12/2017 by Jim Pritchard

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Strauss, Lekeu, Debussy and Heggie, Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) with the Brentano String Quartet: Wigmore Hall, London, 18.11.2017. (JPr)

Joyce
Joyce DiDonato (c) Simon Pauly

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Camerata Tchaikovsky Present an Eclectic and Exhilarating Christmas Stocking

16/08/202018/12/2017 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Cuéllar, Britten, Tchaikovsky: William Gough (bassoon), Karin Dahlberg (soprano), Camerata Tchaikovsky/Yuri Zhislin (director), Kings Place, London, 17.12.2017. (CS)

Yuri Zhislin (centre) and the Camerata Tchaikovsky
Yuri Zhislin (centre) and the Camerata Tchaikovsky

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Happy Birthday, Lenny! From Rattle and the LSO

22/12/201718/12/2017 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bernstein: Krystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Chorus / Simon Halsey (chorus director), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 16.12.2017. (CS)

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Welsh Camerata’s ‘O’ is for Advent

22/12/201717/12/2017 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various: Welsh Camerata / Andrew Wilson-Dickson (conductor). Church of St Mary of the Angels Canton, Cardiff, 15.12.2017. (PCG)

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Korngold’s Violin Concerto Headlines a Wonderful Evening with Storgårds and the RSNO

22/12/201716/12/2017 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hermann, Korngold, Tchaikovsky: Baibe Skride (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.12.2017. (SRT)

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