United Kingdom Berlioz, Ortiz: Pacho Flores (trumpet); Philharmonia Orchestra / Rafael Payare (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2025. (CC)
Rafael Payare has a fine rapport with the Philharmonia Orchestra and is a star in the ascendent
Colin Clarke
ENO has always excelled in Handel, and this Partenope revival is no exception
United Kingdom Handel, Partenope: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / William Cole (conductor). London Coliseum, 22.11.2025. (CC)
New music performed by Seong-Jin Cho, Maxime Pascal and the LSO proves fresh and stimulating
United Kingdom LSO Futures, with Seong-Jin Cho: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.11.2025. (CC)
A terrific evening in Paris as Brahms is juxtaposed with Mozart
France Brahms, Mozart: Axelle Fanyo (soprano), Agnieszka Rehlis (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Guilhem Worms (bass), Chœur Orféon Donostiara, Le Cercle de l’Harmonie / Jérémie Rhorer (conductor). Philharmonie de Paris, 4.11.2025. (CC)
A rare ‘pared-down’ opportunity from ENO to see and hear Britten’s Albert Herring
United Kingdom Britten, Albert Herring: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Daniel Cohen (conductor). London Coliseum, 13.10.2025. (CC)
Extraordinary BBC SO concert under Stasevska of works that rely mainly on texture
United Kingdom Thorvaldsdottir, Ligeti, John Luther Adams: BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 8.10.2025. (CC)
Despite laudable Mahler it is Abrahamsen that will linger longest from Gardner and the LPO
United Kingdom Abrahamsen, Mahler: Jennifer France (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.10.2025. (CC)
Khatia Buniatishvili, Jaime Martin and the Melbourne SO show their professionalism at the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [24] – Sutherland, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2025. (CC)
