United Kingdom Various: Lucy Hollins (presenter), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Juya Shin (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.3.2025. (CK)
At sea with the LPO: an inspiring and appropriately immersive FUNharmonics Family Concert
Chris Kettle
Chloё Hanslip and Danny Driver boldly take us to Bach and Beyond at Turner Sims
United Kingdom Bach, Ysaÿe, Franck – ‘Bach and Beyond’: Chloё Hanslip (violin), Danny Driver (piano). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 21.3.2025. (CK)
A trio of glittering performances from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Bartók, Ravel, Janáček: Robin Tritschler (tenor), Miklós Sebestyén (bass-baritone), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus (director: Neil Ferris), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.3.2025. (CK)
Mahler’s Seventh from the Oxford Millennium Orchestra: work in progress
United Kingdom Mahler: Oxford Millennium Orchestra / Joe Davies (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 7.3.2025. (CK)
An epic Shostakovich Marathon in Southampton, in aid of Cancer Research
United Kingdom Shostakovich: Jinah Shim, Keelan Carew, Paul Ingram (piano), Mark Cox (trumpet), Austin Lam (cello), Orchestra / Craig Lawton and Paul Ingram (conductors). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 2.3.2025. (CK)
Sir Stephen Hough’s sparkling Piano Concerto sits comfortably between the BSO’s Brahms and Elgar
United Kingdom Brahms, Hough, Elgar: Sir Stephen Hough (piano), Walter van Dyk (speaker), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 27.2.2025. (CK)
Stirring Nordic brew from Gergely Madaras and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Poole
United Kingdom Vasks, Grieg, Sibelius: Louis Schwizgebel (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Gergely Madaras (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 19.2.2025. (CK)
Autumnal Walton and rejuvenating Mahler from Pappano and the LSO at Bristol Beacon
United Kingdom Walton, Mahler: Rebecca Gilliver (cello), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Bristol Beacon, 13.2.2025. (CK)
