Live Performance

A collection of 113 posts

Mozart

Barefoot Magic at Dalston: Mirka Zemanová reports on Zauberflöte

Last week's five sold-out performances of The Magic Flute at Arcola Theatre (25 - 29 August, 2026, within the framework of the annual Grimeborn Festival, July to September) have shown how much impact such productions can make, even at small venues, and, no doubt, on a limited budget.

Live Performance

Se ven colores en la luz blanca: Pip Eastop's Suite for Flugelhorn, Trumpet and Real-Time Audio

... an unforgettable experience

Live Performance

Between Trees and the Alps: the London Philharmonic at the Proms

PROMS 2025: From the Alps to the Auvergne Tjøgersen, Canteloube, R. Strauss Louise Alder (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Wilson Ng (offstage conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.07.2026 Kristine Tjøgersen Between Trees (2021) Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne (1923-55, selection) R. Strauss Ein Alpensinfonie, Op.

Verdi

Ballo this time: at Opera Holland Park

A terrific revival

Live Performance

A Glyndebourne triumph: Rossini's Il Turco in Italia

Any review of this Glyndebourne Turco would be incomplete without a mention of Elvis Presley and his sausage.

Live Performance

SHEFFIELD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 (II)

An absolute joy of a concert

Live Performance

Francesco Piemontesi's breathtaking musicality, live at Wigmore Hall

Piemontesi is welcome back any time

Piano

Martha Argerich and Dong Hyek Lim at the Royal Festival Hall

Katfreitagszauber, one day early.

Live Performance

An "authentic" Rigoletto in Paris: Le Cercle d'Harmonie triumphs

Rhorer cut to the heart of Verdi.

Live Performance

A Tale of Seven Climates: Tansy Davies’ The Passion of Mary Magdalene

A major new work

Wagner

Siegfried at RBO - a (vocal) triumph

Barrie Kosky’s most recent staging of the Ring continues at Covent Garden with Siegfried

Vocal

When hyperbole meets reality: the incomparable Lise Davidsen at the Met

A great momento of what was clearly a fabulous occasion

Elgar

Elgar's 'The Kingdom' in performance

Definitely a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts

Live Performance

Happy birthday, Mozart: from The Mozartists

Ian Page really does represent a perfect marriage of musicology and performance

Piano

Hamamatsu winner Manami Suzuki at King's Place

Suzuki clearly has a bright future ahead

Live Performance

A mixed Messiah from the AAM

Egarr's reading is interesting in its stark presentation of contrasts, but ultimately felt rather flat after Wild Arts' Messiah-extravaganza

Choral

Mozart & C. P. E. Bach at La Seine Musicale

Equilbey and her forces persuaded, beyond any doubt, that CP Bach's Magnificat is a masterpiece

Vocal

A Wigmore Christmas: Christiane Karg and Gerold Huber

A shot but satisfying Christmas terat

Live Performance

Brilliant Berlioz from Rafael Payare and the Philharmonia

Rafael Payare's star remains in the ascendant

Live Performance

Handel's "Partenope" at ENO

ENO remains a (soon to be splintered) jewel in English opera

Live Performance

Manchester Camerata at Wigmore Hall

A memorable concert

Beethoven

Beethoven & Beamish: Jonathan Biss at his best

It is amazing to think these are live performances. One of Jonathan Biss' finest

Live Performance

Albert Herring at ENO

This was really what ENO does best:  a true company effort

Live Performance

Can we live by texture alone? The BBCSO at the Barbican

Three fine works; search out the John LutherAdams!

Live Performance

Unforgettable Abrahamsen & Mahler from the London Philharmonic

Jennifer France stuns in Hans Abrahamsen's magical soundscape