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Fine Wigmore Hall recital of Robert Schumann and Chopin by Nikolai Lugansky (14/10/2026)

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(P)review of Scottish Ballet and Forest of Black’s These Violent Delights in cinemas soon (14/10/2026) __________________________________

Nézet-Séguin opens his Mahler cycle with a powerful but not quite convincing Fifth Symphony (14/10/2026) __________________________________

Thrilling music of many colours from Chineke! at the Queen Elizabeth Hall (13/10/2026) __________________________________

Cloud Chamber bring soothing, meditative mood music to Kings Place on the release of their debut album (13/10/2026) __________________________________

Asmik Grigorian gives typically towering portrayals in Vienna’s new Zemlinsky/Bartók double-bill (12/10/2026) __________________________________

Takács Quartet fashions a ferocious Frank/Franck program (12/10/2026) __________________________________

Spring Snow: A Kabuki Winterreise at Wigmore Hall was an unforgettable evening (12/10/2026) __________________________________

Refined, virtuosic accounts of the Brandenburg Concertos from Bach Collegium Japan (12/10/2026) __________________________________

Önaç’s new music is certainly impressively constructed; the ideas lofty and a piece to hear live (12/10/2026) __________________________________

Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczała excel in an otherwise tedious Aida in Barcelona (12/10/2026) __________________________________

Oldenburg’s La forza del destino packs a punch (12/10/2026) __________________________________

Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic bring clarity and intensity to Elgar and Tchaikovsky (11/10/2026) __________________________________

Admirable Haydn and Mozart from the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland and Peter Whelan (11/10/2026) __________________________________

Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera at the Semperoper Dresden: the stage revolves, the drama stands still (11/10/2026) __________________________________

INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, NEWS, AND SEASON PREVIEWS

(P)review of Scottish Ballet and Forest of Black’s These Violent Delights in cinemas soon (14/10/2026)

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First highlights for Nevill Holt Festival 2027 (09/10/2026) __________________________________

(P)review of ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty film: ideal viewing for those new to ballet (05/10/2026) __________________________________

Gregor Tassie in conversation with Czech opera director Jiří Nekvasil (03/10/2026) __________________________________

London Opera Company’s Tristan und Isolde at Sinfonia Smith Square on 18 October (02/10/2026) __________________________________

21st Malcolm Arnold Festival in Northampton (24 October) and Live-stream Day (1 November) (27/09/2026) __________________________________

The Met: Live in HD 2026-27 season starts with Così fan tutte on 3 October (24/09/2026) __________________________________

Gregor Tassie in conversation with conductor Viliana Valtcheva (19/09/2026) __________________________________

Manfred Honeck is the new Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra from September 2028 (19/09/2026) __________________________________

Chelsea Opera Group return with Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet in November (18/09/2026) __________________________________

Hampstead Garden Opera return with Bellini’s La sonnambula in November (18/09/2026) __________________________________

What The World Needs Now – The Burt Bacharach Songbook returns for eight more performance in October (14/09/2026) __________________________________

Beczała and Grigorian herald the new Vienna State Opera season in grand gala style (11/09/2026) __________________________________

Patrick Lange is Opera North’s Music Director designate (10/09/2026) __________________________________

Nelsons and BSO’s Marriage of Figaro: A triumphant platform performance but trouble behind the scenes (26/08/2026) __________________________________

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