Live Performance

A collection of 58 posts

Beethoven

"Beethoven Wars" in Aix-en-Provence: A Manga Space Opera

Mangalicious! A momentous project

Live Performance

The Czech Philharmonic in London: Mozart and Mahler

What a ride!

Live Performance

Conductor Omer Meir Wellber impresses at Southbank

Sometimes substitutions, especially last-minute ones, result in s frisson that elevates a performance to great heights

Live Performance

Manchester Collective at Southbank Centre

As always, the Manchester Collective impressed

Live Performance

Tubin (and friends) at the Royal College of Music

The sheer brilliance throughout by these young players left me hungry for more

Live Performance

The LSO's three B's: Boulez, Benjamin, Brahms

Boulez 100, Rattle 70 ....

Baroque

Musica Gloria's UK debut in snowy Edinburgh

Amazing to think this is Musca Gloria’s first visit to the UK; may there be many more

Opera

The Delights of Donizetti: Elixir at ENO

A wonderful night out, full of young talent

Live Performance

Where Arts meet Science: An Association Weekend at Churchill College, Cambridge:

A multi-media event in Cambridge

Live Performance

Lucas Debargue returns to Insula - in Chopin

A fabulous start to Insula’s season

Live Performance

A Midsummer Night's Dream: the magic of Britten's fairy opera

Garsington’s Midsummer Magic at the Proms

Live Performance

Repost. Dies Irae: Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Aurora

After teh Schoenberh, a reminder of PaKop's creative spirit ...

Live Performance

Strasbourg's 2024/25 season opens with terrific Tchaikovsky

Despite the odd caveat, this was a fine start to the Strasbourg orchestra’s season

Live Performance

Mariss Jansons: from Tchaikovsky to Varèse

A disc unmissable for the Varèse. Both the Tchaikovsky and the Stravinsky have much to commend them

Bruckner

Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker stun in Bruckner

A sense of wonder pervaded this concert

Live Performance

Sommernachtskonzert 2024: Davidsen & Nelsons

A lovely memento of an enjoyable event

Live Performance

The Czech Philharmonic triumphs at the Proms

An unforgettable performance of Suk

Live Performance

12 Ensemble at St Martin's

A superb performance of Britten from Mary Bevan and 12 Ensemble

Bach

Ton Koopman's extraordinary Bach Johannes-Passion

Simply magnificen

Live Performance

L'Itinéraire: the Baroque jewel of the Dordogne

Another success in the Périgord!

Contemporary

Benjamin Grosvenor at the Wigmore: Brett Dean, Bach, Brahms

A phenomenal beginning to what I truly hope was an enriching day

Live Performance

Itinéraire Baroque III & IV: Klaus Mertens and Ton Koopman impress, plus Mozart

As a day unto itself, this was perfectly balanced

German Baroque

Itinéraire Baroque II: A Buxtehude Journey

Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, 2024 II: Baroque en Cercles   Un pélèrinage Buxtehude; Ensemble Fantasticus. Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles. 2.8.2024 Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707) Sonata in G, BuxWV 271. Trio Sonata in A minoe, Op. 1/3 / BuxWV 254. Sonatas:  C, BuxWV 266; in D,Bux 267; in

Live Performance

Itinéraire Baroque returns: Nuit à Venise from Ensemble Les Surprises

An incredible way to officially open the 2024 Itinéraire Baroque

Live Performance

Unalloyed Delight: Handel's Acis & Galatea at Opera Holland Park

Do catch this Acis, which must surely be the first of many forays into Handel opera by Opera Holland Park