United Kingdom Shakespeare’s Othello: Filmed live (directed by Tim Van Someran) at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, and to be seen in cinemas from 4.3.2026. (JPr)
Review of David Harewood’s Othello in cinemas from 4 March
London
Kopatchinskaja’s unhinged Berg and Noseda’s unbridled Rachmaninov impeccably rendered
United Kingdom Berg, Debussy, Rachmaninov: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 26.2.2026. (AV-E)
Adams reigns After the Fall of Ravel: Ólafsson, Philharmonia and Salonen at the Royal Festival Hall
United Kingdom J. Adams, Ravel: Vikingur Ólafsson (piano), Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.2.2026. (AV-E)
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)
Guildhall School’s committed musical performances in the operatic rarity Britten’s Owen Wingrave
United Kingdom Britten, Owen Wingrave: Soloists, Guildhall School Orchestra / Dominic Wheeler (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 23.2.2026. (MB)
Regents Opera’s East London gangland Salome at York Hall from 10 to 23 April
Regents Opera’s immersive production of Richard Strauss’s Salome set in East London gangland
Tamara Stefanovich’s recital reminded us, György Kurtág is alive and writing
United Kingdom ‘Labyrinth’ – Bach, Kurtág, Debussy, and Liszt: Tamara Stefanovich (piano). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 19.2.2026. (MB)
HGO presents The Rape of Lucretia – 18 to 26 April 2026 at Jacksons Lane Theatre
At the camp, soldiers grow restless, eager for the war to begin. At home, their families wait anxiously, longing for it to end. Then, in a single night, an act of violence changes everything… HGO presents Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, an unflinching examination of the darkest recesses of human nature. Composed in the … Read more