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Chris Kettle

Profundity and playfulness from Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony in Poole

20/04/202619/04/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Howard, Mozart, Dvořák: Stephen Waarts (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 15.4.2026. (CK)

Conductor Mark Wigglesworth and violinist Stephen Waarts © BSO

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Stirring Sibelius, staggering Prokofiev: an exciting evening with the BSO in Poole

29/03/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Prokofiev, Sibelius: Boris Giltburg (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 25.3.2026. (CK)

Pianist Boris Giltburg rehearsing with conductor Mark Wigglesworth and the BSO

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Memorable Mahler ‘Resurrection’ Symphony from Kent Nagano and the Philharmonia

22/03/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Hildegard of Bingen, Mahler: Jane Archibald (soprano), Christina Bock (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Chorus (chorus master: Gavin Carr), Philharmonia / Kent Nagano (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.3.2026. (CK)

Kent Nagano © Antonine Saito

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Unusually fine Mahler Fifth from Karl-Heinz Steffens and the Bournemouth SO in Poole

20/03/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Mahler: Julian Steckel (cello), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 18.3.2026. (CK)

Cellist Julian Steckel in rehearsal with conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra © BSO

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A thrilling Mahler Third Symphony from Joe Davies and the Oxford Millennium Orchestra

10/03/202609/03/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Rhian Davies (alto), Oxford Millennium Chorus, Oxford Youth Choirs (musical director: Benedict Goodall), Oxford Millennium Orchestra / Joe Davies (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 6.3.2026. (CK)

Joe Davies conducts Mahler’s Third Symphony

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A day of Dvořák to welcome spring and raise money for Cancer Research at the Turner Sims

04/03/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dvořák: Orchestra, Craig Lawton, Paul Ingram (conductors). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 1.3.2026. (CK)

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Clara-Jumi Kang’s sublime Beethoven and overwhelming Elgar from Mark Wigglesworth and the BSO in Poole

28/02/202628/02/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Elgar: Clara-Jumi Kang (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 25.2.2026. (CK)

Conductor Mark Wigglesworth and violinist Clara-Jumi Kang © BSO

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Pleasant are the teares which Musicke weepes: Fretwork celebrate Dowland’s 400th and their own 40th at the Turner Sims

03/03/202628/02/2026 by Chris Kettle

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dowland, Williams: Fretwork (Emilia Benjamin, Joanna Levine, Jonathan Rees, Sam Stadlen, Richard Boothby [viols]; Elizabeth Kenny [lute]). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 22.2.2026. (CK)

Fretwork

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