United Kingdom Bach: Soloists, The Bach Choir, London Youth Choirs, Florilegium / David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 17.3.2024. (AK)
Bach’s St Matthew Passion was a momentous occasion, enjoyed by all
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Motley patchwork concert full of variety: the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall under Dima Slobodeniouk
United Kingdom Prokofiev, R. Strauss, Sibelius, Debussy: Martin Helmchen (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 20.3.2024. (JR)
Ballet Icons Gala 2024 at the London Coliseum was another intriguing blend of the classics and new work
United Kingdom Ballet Icons Gala 2024: Soloists, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Maria Seletskaja (conductor). London Coliseum, 17.3.2024. (JPr)
Allan Clayton with Nicholas Collon and his Aurora present exciting theatre and music at its best
United Kingdom Schubert: Allan Clayton (tenor), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 14.3.2024. (AK)
You needed to be there: a (p)review of NT Live’s The Motive and the Cue as Gielgud and Burton clash in 1964
United Kingdom NT Live – Jack Thorne’s The Motive and the Cue: Currently on at London’s Noel Coward Theatre until 23.3.2024. It was filmed live in 2023 (directed by Matthew Amos) at London’s Lyttleton Theatre and it will be available in cinemas from 21.3.2024. (JPr)
A further revival of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s Madama Butterfly is an exhilarating operatic evening
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Royal Opera House, London, 14.3.2024. (MM-B)
Our attitudes to death are dissected by Sarah Angliss’ Giant ‘event’ at the Linbury Theatre
United Kingdom Sarah Angliss, Giant: Soloists, Stephen Hiscock (percussion), Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba), Olwen Foulkes (recorder), Nicola Hicks (viola), Tiaho Soares Silva, Amalia Young (violins) / Ben Smith (conductor/harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 12.3.2024. (CC)
RPO’s echo of Wagner’s 1877 ‘Grand Festival’ showcases Derek Welton, Peter Wedd and Rachel Nicholls
United Kingdom Icons Rediscovered: Wagner’s Grand Festival: Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.3.2024 (CC)
