United Kingdom Beethoven: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Ádám Fischer (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 8.2.2026. (JR)
Familiar Beethoven from the OAE – but different and interesting thanks to Ádám Fischer
John Rhodes
Shattering Shostakovich from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
United Kingdom Ustvolskaya, Beethoven, Shostakovich: Yuriy Yurchuk (baritone), Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 3.2.2026. (JR)
Jurowski presents a cogent argument for Rudolf Barshai’s completion of Mahler’s Tenth Symphony
United Kingdom Mahler: London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.1.2026. (JR)
Charming Purcell evening opens the winter season of the Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
United Kingdom One Charming Night – Purcell, Lully: Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Toby Carr (lute), Sarah Sexton (violin), Sarah Moffat (violin), Rachel Stott (tenor viola), Sarah McMahon (violoncello). Stoke Newington Old Church, London, 18.1.2026 (JR)
Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO’s stunning concert performance of Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair
United Kingdom Janáček, The Makropulos Affair: Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 13.1.2026. (JR)
The LSO’s British music series continues with an excellent Vaughan Williams performance
United Kingdom Musgrave, Walton, Vaughan Williams: Antoine Tamestit (viola), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 11.12.2025. (JR)
English National Opera’s HMS Pinafore descends into crude, and often unfunny, pantomime
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, HMS Pinafore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Matthew Kofi Waldren (conductor). London Coliseum, 4.12.2025. (JR)
A perfect Sunday afternoon with the Philharmonia under Paavo Järvi and Alena Baeva’s stunning debut
United Kingdom Brahms, Bruch, Sibelius: Alena Baeva (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 9.11.2025. (JR)
