Colin Clarke

Notable young talent on violin, flute, and viola excel at Aix

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FranceFrance Ravel, Fauré, Saint-Saëns – Génération @ Aix: Anneleen Lenaerts (harp/mentor), Thomas Briant (violin), Sara Ferrández (viola), Alberto Navarra (flute). Théâtre du Jeu de Palme, Aix-en-Provence, 19.4.2025. (CC)

[Clockwise from l] Anneleen Lenaerts, Thomas Briant, Sara Ferrández and Alberto Navarra

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Les Arts Florissants’s perfect selection of Charpentier’s works, beautifully performed

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Leçons de Ténébres: Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (director/organ) with Ilja Aksionov (tenor) and Padraic Rowan (bass-baritone). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.4.2025. (CC)

Les Arts Florissants at the Wigmore Hall (front l-r, William Christie, Padraic Rowan and Ilja Aksionov) © Sisi Burn

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Jurowski and the LPO’s phenomenal performance of a wonderful Lyatoshynsky symphony

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Mussorgsky (arr. Denisov), Lyatoshynsky: Matthew Rose (bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.4.2025. (CC)

Vladimir Jurowski conducts Matthew Rose (bass) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Marc Gascoigne

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