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LSO closes its season with rarely performed Shostakovich and ever-popular rousing Carmina Burana

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shostakovich, Orff: Christina Poulitsi (soprano), Sunnyboy Dladla (tenor), Elliot Madore (baritone), Tiffin Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Mariana Rosas), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, London 25.6.2024. (JR)

Sunnyboy Dladla (tenor) and Christina Poulitsi (soprano) during Carmina Burana © Andy Paradise

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Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square rebrands as Sinfonia Smith Square

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Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square enters a new era as it announces rebrand to Sinfonia Smith Square

The newly rebranded Sinfonia Smith Square marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the organisation’s history. In April 2021, the renowned venue St John’s Smith Square merged with the much-loved Southbank Sinfonia to become one organisation, Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square.

Now, in June 2024, the merged organisation is relaunching as Sinfonia Smith Square.

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Herreweghe’s otherwise admirable interpretation of Bach’s B minor Mass lacks some emotion

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach, B minor Mass: Soloists, Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 14.6.2024. (AK)

Philippe Herreweghe conducting Bach’s B minor Mass in the Thomaskirche as the closing concert of BachFest Leipzig 7–16 June 2024 © Gert Mothes

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