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Thrilling music of many colours from Chineke! at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coleman, Osman, Ravel, Roustom, The Ayoub Sisters: Axelle Fanyo (soprano), Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Chineke! Orchestra / Fawzi Hamor (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 11.10.2026. (CK)

Axelle Fanyo (soprano), Chineke! Orchestra and Fawzi Hamor (conductor) © Dimitthri Vithanage

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Spring Snow: A Kabuki Winterreise at Wigmore Hall was an unforgettable evening

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spring Snow: A Kabuki Winterreise: Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), Suleiman Suleiman (dancer), Jong Sun Woo (piano), Hibiki Ichikawa (shamisen/shinobue), Sonoko Kamimura-Ostern (choreography), Lifeng Liao (costume and lighting designer), Misa Koide, Sophie Daneman (movement directors). Wigmore Hall, 11.10.2026. (CC)

Spring Snow: A Kabuki Winterreise © Hugo Glendinning

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Önaç’s new music is certainly impressively constructed; the ideas lofty and a piece to hear live

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Önaç Atlantic Requiem (2026, world premiere): Brittany Renne (soprano), J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Orson Van Gay II (tenor), BBC Singers, London Symphony Orchestra / Malcolm J. Merriweather (conductor). Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, 11.10.2026. (CC)

David Önaç’s Atlantic Requiem at St Luke’s, London © Mark Allan

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(P)review of ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty film: ideal viewing for those new to ballet

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty: Soloists, Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). Filmed (directed by Ross MacGibbon) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 28 June 2025 and available in UK cinemas from 13.9.2026. (JPr) ***

Anna Nevzorova (Aurora) and Davi Ramos (Prince Désiré) © Annabel Moeller

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