Gregor Tassie

Andris Nelsons’s direction of Shostakovich Ten is a masterly finale to this magnificent concert in Berlin

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GermanyGermany Dupré, Dvořák, Shostakovich: Benjamin Beilman (violin), Jan Liebermann (organ), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). A Digital Concert Hall broadcast from the Philharmonie Berlin, 13.12.2025. (GT)

Andris Nelsons conducts violinist Benjamin Beilman and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra © Frederike van der Straeten

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Superbly contrasting evening of twentieth-century French music from Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Barraine, Ohana, Ravel, Debussy: Nicholas Hodges (pianist), Upper Voices of the RCS Chamber Choir (director: Andrew Nunn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor). City Halls, Glasgow, 11.12.2025. (GT)

Ilan Volkov conducting the BBC SSO © Andy Paradise

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This 90th anniversary celebratory concert shows the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on top form

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grieg, Tippett, Witter-Johnson: Sir Steven Hough (pianist), Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Beth Taylor (alto), John Findon (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass), National Youth Choir of Scotland (director: Christopher Bell), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). City Halls Glasgow, 4.12.2025. (GT)

  Sir Stephen Hough plays Greig with the BBC SSO © Martin Shields

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Veronika Rovná gives a sensational performance in the lead role in Ostrava’s revival of Rusalka

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of Národni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet / Marek Šedivý (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 30.11.2025. (GT)

The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre’s Rusalka: Martin Gurbaľ (Vodník) and Veronika Rovná (Rusalka) © Martin Popelář

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Ostrava’s revival of Turandot is a magnificent triumph, highlighted by Iordanka Derilova in the title role  

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of Narodni Divadlo Moravskoslezské Opera and Ballet / Marek Šedivý (conductor). Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 29.11.2025. (GT)

The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre’s Turandot (previous cast) © Martin Popelář

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Illustrator and animator Grégoire Pont in conversation with Gregor Tassie

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Gregor Tassie talks to visual artist Grégoire Pont

Grégoire Pont © Ugo Ponte

One of the unexpected highlights of the George Enescu International Festival was a Sunday matinee concert of French music for children at the charming Odeon Hall (review here). If the music by Poulenc and Ravel was well known, the artwork by the French illustrator Grégoire Pont was a pleasant surprise.

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