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Disjointed Barbican Hall programme showcases the versatility of the BBC SO and Lintu’s interpretative skills

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Moussa, R. Strauss: Nardus Williams (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.11.2024. (KMcD)

Hannu Lintu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Light on A Dark Century from Andrey Boreyko and the LPO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Schoenberg, Weinberg, Shostakovich: Gidon Kremer (violin), Alexander Roslavets (narrator/bass), London Philharmonic Choir (artistic director: Neville Creed), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 27.11.2024. (CK)

Andrey Boreyko conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a rehearsal for A Dark Century © LPO

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First public performance of Imogen Holst’s Violin Concert at Holborn’s St Andrew’s Church on 24 November

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Discovery of a lost British concerto – Violinist Midori Komachi’s journey from the archives to a London performance and broadcasts in Tokyo

Midori Komachi (©Shizuki Kumanda) Imogen Holst (© George C. Beresford)

Based between London and Tokyo, violinist, writer and composer, Midori Komachi, is reviving a neglected British violin concerto by Imogen Holst with a performance in London and live broadcast and lecture recital in Japan, as part of her latest project bridging UK and Japanese cultures through music. As soloist, Komachi will give the First Public Performance with the Elgar Sinfonia conducted by Adrian Brown at St Andrew’s Church, Holborn, London at 16:30, Sunday 24 November 2024.

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