Ravel Suite is the Highlight of an Uninspiring Concert

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 22 – Ravel, Auerbach, Debussy: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Nina Bennett, Helen Reeves (sopranos), Andrew Watts (counter-tenor), Tom Raskin (tenor), Andrew Rupp (bass), Crouch End Festival Chorus (chorus master: David Temple), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2016. (MB)

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Photo credit: Chris Christodoulou

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Bernard Haitink Marks 50 Years at the Proms with Memorable Mahler

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 18 – Mahler:  Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Tiffin Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Chorus (women’s voices), London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink. Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2016. (CC)

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Bernard Haitink conducts the LSO at the Proms
(c) Chris Christodoulou

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Sir Andrew Davis Leads a Prom of Fascinating Contrasts

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 15 – Tchaikovsky, Anthony Payne, Bruch, Vaughan Williams: Ray Chen (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.7.2016. (CST)

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Anthony Payne (composer) and Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) after Of Land, Sea and Sky
(c) Chris Christodoulou

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Barry Humphries, Meow Meow and the Australian Chamber Orchestra Celebrate Weimar Germany’s Silenced Voices

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Barry Humphries’ Weimar Cabaret: Barry Humphries (conférencier/vocalist), Meow Meow (cabaret artist), Satu Vänskä (violin/vocalist), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (artistic director/violin), Cadogan Hall, London, 29.7.2016. (JPr)

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Meow Meow and Barry Humphries during the Australian tour (c) Hazel Savage

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The Premiere of Michael Berkeley’s Daring Violin Concerto

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 16 – Dukas, Michael Berkeley, Prokofiev: Chloë Hanslip (violin/electric violin), Diego Espinosa (tabla), BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Jac van Steen (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.7.2016. (CS)

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Chloë Hanslip (violin & electric violin), Jac van Steen (conductor) and the BBCNOW
(c) Chris Christodoulou

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Glyndebourne’s Magnificent, Entertaining Rossini at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 14 – Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia (semi-staged performance): Soloists; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola with Alessandro Amoretti (fortepiano continuo) and Pei-Jee Ng (cello continuo). Royal Albert Hall, London 25.7.2016. (CC)

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(L-R) Danielle de Niese as Rosina, Christophoros Stamboglis as Don Basilio, Alessandro Corbelli as Dr Bartolo, Björn Bürger as Figaro, Taylor Stayton as Count Almaviva conducted by Enrique Mazzola
in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (c) Chris Christodoulou

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