Chelsea Opera Group present Mozart’s Idomeneo, re di Creta
A concert performance in Italian at London’s Cadogan Hall on Sunday 21st June 2026, 5.30pm (4.15pm: pre-concert talk with Dr Bruno Bower)
London
Ballet Nights 011 at Cadogan Hall was the usual wide-ranging and informative assortment of dance
United Kingdom Ballet Nights 011 – Convergence: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence (compère). Cadogan Hall, London, 29.4.2026. (JO’D)
David Hare’s Grace Pervades is a love letter to the theatre and a real treat
United Kingdom Grace Pervades: Theatre Royal Haymarket, Haymarket, London, 30.4.2026. (BF) *****
Mat Collishaw’s immersive Inferno ignites Jérôme Kuhn and the BBC Concert Orchestra at QEH
United Kingdom Various, Inferno: The Inferno Singers, The Choir of Merton College, BBC Concert Orchestra / Jérôme Kuhn (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 29.4.2026. (AV-E)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London – 2026-2027
The RPO Celebrates 80 Years Of Music-Making
New 2026–27 London season announced: Diverse programming and new concert formats that recognise and celebrate the changing face of the concert audience in 2026
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) today announces its London season for 2026–27, celebrating 80-years of music-making in the capital. Between September 2026 and June 2027, the RPO will perform 33 London concerts across three venues, with programming designed to appeal to young audiences and the launch of a new concert format that will particularly welcome people attending an orchestral concert for the first time.
Renell Shaw honours the Windrush Generation at at Kings Place on 25 June
RENELL SHAW’S THE WINDRUSH SUITE AND ECHO IN THE BONES
The UK’s finest musicians across jazz, classical and contemporary music assemble for a landmark concert of connection, reflection and celebration, honouring the Windrush Generation at KINGS PLACE, JUNE 25, 7.30PM
Live premiere of The Windrush Suite & Echo in the Bones. A multi-sensory performance of music, storytelling, visuals and recordings of the pioneering voices of the Windrush Generation.
Inspired by Ivor Novello recipient, Platinum-selling composer and songwriter Renell Shaw’s Caribbean roots.
Featuring a roll call of 12 of the finest musicians in the UK blending Jazz, Classical and Contemporary music, led by Shaw. The ensemble includes Orphy Robinson MBE, Cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson and legendary saxophonist Jean Toussaint.
The third and final chapter of this musical trilogy, Remember Us Tomorrow, a new Kings Place commission, premieres October 9, 2026. Full line-up to be announced.
LPO’s Wozzeck loses its core power because of Shagalov’s slideshow and Gardner’s rushing
United Kingdom Multitudes … Wozzeck: Wretches Like Us: Soloists, London Voices; Tiffin Boys’ Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Projections by Ilya Shagalov. Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.4.2026. (CC)
It was as an ensemble, in their final Sadler’s Wells Don Quixote, that Birmingham Royal Ballet impressed.
United Kingdom Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote: Dancers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Thomas Jung (conductor). Sadler’s Wells, London, 25.4.2026. (JO’D)
