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Symphony of Sorrowful Songs review – Gorecki’s triptych retains its visceral power in thoughtful staging
Isabella Bywater’s production for ENO of Henryk Górecki’s popular Third Symphony is effective and affecting, with conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya’s reading refreshingly unsentimental
Clive Paget
28, Apr, 2023 @11:43 AM
NYOGB/Gourlay review – passionate young players bring drama and energy to Stravinsky
With pieces ranging from a bluesy stomp to a dazzling Firebird, this concert from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain was a tour de force
Clive Paget
16, Apr, 2023 @12:22 PM
Hallé/Wigglesworth review – British composer debuts an outstanding Magnificat
Ryan Wigglesworth composes a finessed Monteverdi Magnificat with the elegant, expansive assistance of wife and soprano Sophie Bevan and a virtuosic choir
Clive Paget
24, Mar, 2023 @1:55 PM
The Barber of Seville review – Payare’s perky Rossini makes this revival fizz
With rising newcomers such as Aigul Akhmetshina and veterans such as Bryn Terfel, this is an irresistible performance conducted with verve by Rafael Payare, in his ROH debut
Clive Paget
03, Feb, 2023 @11:51 AM
Secret Byrd review – cloak-and-dagger concert hails a musical genius
Held in a candlelit crypt, this immersive tribute to ‘father of English music’ William Byrd featured ecstatic singing, buoyant musicianship – and soup for the spectators
Clive Paget
29, Jan, 2023 @11:07 AM
Tosca review – British pairing make this a Tosca to treasure
With Freddie De Tommaso, Natalya Romaniw and Erwin Schrott in the lead roles this revival of Jonathan Kent’s sure-footed staging of Puccini’s opera is in very good hands
Clive Paget
13, Dec, 2022 @4:20 PM
Romanian National Philharmonic Orch/Smbatyan review – Vengerov’s virtuoisty raises the temperature
The contemporary works were unengaging, but the Romanian Orchestra’s Tchaikovsky enthralled, and Vengerov’s bravura reading of Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto closed the concert in spectacular style
Clive Paget
06, Dec, 2022 @4:05 PM
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