United Kingdom Les Pleurs d’Orphée – L. Couperin, Rossi, Moulinié: Jean Rondeau (harpsichord). Ricercar Consort. Wigmore Hall, London, 11.3.2026. (CC)
Colin Clarke
Danny Driver’s resonance with Ligeti’s music is deep indeed at the Cambridge Music Festival
United Kingdom Cambridge Music Festival 2026 – Ligeti Piano Studies: Danny Driver (piano). Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, Cambridge, 10.3.2026. (CC)
A very musically satisfying evening from Chamayou, Oramo and the BBC SO
United Kingdom R. Strauss, Saint-Saens, Brahms: Bertrand Chamayou (piano). BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.3.2026. (CC)
Schubert rarely gets better treatment than from Christian Blackshaw at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Schubert – A Moment in Time (Album Launch): Christian Blackshaw (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.2.2026. (CC)
A mix of the well-known and the less so from Sandrine Piau and David Kadouch at the Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Wigmore Hall 125: Schubert, Clara Schumann, Wolf, Poulenc, Lili Boulanger, Ravel, Jeanne Bernard: Sandrine Piau (soprano), David Kadouch (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.2.2026. (CC)
Fabulous Barbican coupling of Lindberg and Stravinsky from Oramo and the BBC SO
United Kingdom Lindberg, Stravinsky: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Amira Casar (narrator), Peter Tantsits (tenor), Boys from the Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, Girls from the Chamber Choir of The Grey Coat Hospital School, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.2.2026. (CC)
David Temple’s faultless direction made Elgar’s The Kingdom more than the sum of its parts
United Kingdom Elgar, The Kingdom, Op.51 (1906): Francesca Chiejina (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (contralto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus, Hertfordshire Chorus, London Orchestra da Camera / David Temple (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 29.1.2026. (CC)
A perfect marriage of musicology and performance from The Mozartists to celebrate Mozart’s birthday
United Kingdom Mozart Birthday Concert: Zheng Jiang (countertenor), Alexander Semple (baritone), The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 27.1.2026. (CC)
