Chris Kettle

Light on A Dark Century from Andrey Boreyko and the LPO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schoenberg, Weinberg, Shostakovich: Gidon Kremer (violin), Alexander Roslavets (narrator/bass), London Philharmonic Choir (artistic director: Neville Creed), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2024. (CK)

Andrey Boreyko conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a rehearsal for A Dark Century © LPO

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‘Phenomenal Women’: a classic Chineke! musical feast

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alberga, A Coleridge-Taylor, Coleman, Price: Meera Maharaj (flute), Myfanwy Price (oboe), Stephanie Yim (clarinet), Daria Phillips (bassoon), Nivanthi Karunaratne (horn), Chineke! Orchestra / Tatiana Pėrez (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 9.10.2024. (CK)

Stephanie Yim (clarinet) © Chuko Cribb

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The Corvedale Festival 2024’s unforgettable final weekend

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Corvedale Festival 2024 [3] – Opera Gala: Oksana Lepska (soprano), Samantha Lewis (mezzo-soprano), James Beddoe (tenor), Sam Young (baritone), Alex Postlethwaite, David Joyce (violins), Jane Park (viola), Ruth Henley (cello), Elizabeth Jones (double bass), Anna Kondrashina (flute), Damla Tuncer (oboe), Emily Newman (bassoon), Stien de Neef (harp), Bedwyn Lloyd Phillips (conductor). St Michael’s Church, Munslow, 27.9.2024. (CK)

Verdi’s Brindisi – [l-r] James Beddoe (tenor), Sam Young (baritone), Samantha Lewis (mezzo-soprano), and Oksana Lepska (soprano)

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