Superbly constructed and performed programme from François-Xavier Roth and the LSO

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Järventausta, R. Strauss, Grime, Coll: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), London Symphony Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 3.4.2022. (MB)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) and LSO © Mark Allan

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A musically intense and dramatic performance of Wozzeck in Paris

FranceFrance Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Maîtrise des-Hauts-de Seine/Children’s Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris (chorus master: Gaël Darchen), Chorus (chorus master: Ching-Lien Wu) and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 13.3.2022. (MB)

Eva-Maria Westbroek (Marie) (c) Agathe Pouteney/OnP

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The Creation lifts the spirits on the fortieth anniversary of the Barbican Centre

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Harry Christophers (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 3.3.2022. (MB)

Lucy Crowe, Harry Christophers and the LSO (c) Mark Allan

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