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Claire Seymour

Julia Fischer plays Mozart with the LPO

27/03/202205/02/2022 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Richard Strauss: Julia Fischer (violin), Nils Mönkemeyer (viola), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 4.2.2022. (CS)

Julia Fischer (c) Marquee TV

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Inspiring Beethoven from Hilary Hahn and Andreas Haefliger at Wigmore Hall

20/02/202213/01/2022 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven: Hilary Hahn (violin), Andreas Haefliger (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 12.1.2022. (CS)

Hilary Hahn (c) O.J. Slaughter

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The Wihan Quartet banish January blues at Wigmore Hall

20/02/202205/01/2022 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wolf, Ravel, Dvořák: Wihan Quartet (Leoš Čepický & Jan Schulmeister [violins], Jakub Čepický [viola], Michal Kaňka [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 3.1.2022. (CS)

Leoš Čepický, Michal Kaňka, Jan Schulmeister and Jakub Čepický (c) Petra Hajska

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A cool Sibelius Concerto from Kuusisto and the Philharmonia

16/01/202203/12/2021 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sibelius, Beethoven: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.12.2021. (CS)

Pekka Kuusisto and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali (c) Mark Allan

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Natural creativity from Kuusisto and the Philharmonia

16/01/202201/12/2021 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Waller-Bridge, Britten, Vivaldi: Pekka Kuusisto (violin/conductor), Ale Carr (cittern), Philharmonia Orchestra. Royal Festival Hall, London, 28.11.2021. (CS)

Pekka Kuusisto and the Philharmonia Orchestra (c) Luca Migliore

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Free-wheeling farce and fun: The RSC’s The Comedy of Errors at the Barbican Theatre

16/01/202225/11/2021 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors: Royal Shakespeare Company. Barbican Theatre, London, 23.11.2021. (CS)

Jonathan Broadbent (Dromio of Syracuse) and Guy Lewis (Antipholus of Syracuse)

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The Sacconi celebrate 20 years of music-making with a world premiere at Wigmore Hall

16/01/202223/11/2021 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Dove, Mendelssohn: Sacconi Quartet (Ben Hancox & Hannah Dawson [violins], Robin Ashwell [viola], Cara Berridge [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 20.11.2021. (CS)

Sacconi Quartet (c) Alejandro Tamagno

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A ‘new-look’ Takács Quartet at Wigmore Hall

15/08/202311/11/2021 by Claire Seymour

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Janáček, Beethoven: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola] and András Fejér [cello]), Wigmore Hall, London, 8.11.2021. (CS)

Edward Dusinberre, András Fejér, Harumi Rhodes, Richard O’Neill © Amanda Tipton

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