London Symphony Orchestra
LSO/Harding/Tamestit review – vivid adventures and a fierce encounter with a tuba
Jörg Widmann’s viola concerto received its London premiere in the final concert of Antoine Tamestit’s residency with the London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Clements
01, Nov, 2021 @2:35 PM
LSO/Rattle review – a Brucknerian labour of love
Simon Rattle has become a very fine and authentic Brucknerian, as this fascinating concert – offering insights into the composer’s fourth symphony – revealed
Martin Kettle
20, Sep, 2021 @11:12 AM
Rigoletto; London Symphony Orchestra/Rattle – review
One grisly moment aside, Oliver Mears’s ROH debut production delivers a remarkably straightforward evening of sweeping Verdi
Stephen Pritchard
18, Sep, 2021 @11:30 AM
LSO/Rattle review – all-British opener of stories, sparkles, shadows and bagpipes
Julian Anderson’s Exiles – premiered incomplete – and Judith Weir’s Natural History were compelling, with Lucy Crowe an engaging soloist, and Peter Maxwell Davies’s Orkney Wedding was a magnificent close to this season launch
Flora Willson
13, Sep, 2021 @2:44 PM
LSO/Rattle review – all-Stravinsky programme delights near capacity crowd
Three of his strange short symphonies made for a monochrome showcase of the Russian composer, but Simon Rattle and the LSO brought energy and coherence
Flora Willson
23, Aug, 2021 @11:21 AM
The week in classical: LSO/Rattle; Ólafsson, Philharmonia/Järvi; Waterperry opera festival
Simon Rattle’s young East London Academy players finally take to the stage, while Víkingur Ólafsson makes his Proms debut
Fiona Maddocks
21, Aug, 2021 @11:30 AM
Mercury prize 2021: first-time nominees dominate shortlist
No 1 albums by Wolf Alice, Mogwai and Celeste are joined by leftfield artists such as Hannah Peel and Nubya Garcia in race for prestigious music award
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
22, Jul, 2021 @10:16 AM
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos: Zimerman/LSO/Rattle | Classical album of the week
Rattle conducts Zimerman and a socially distanced London Symphony Orchestra in recordings of clarity and beauty
Andrew Clements
15, Jul, 2021 @5:19 PM
Edinburgh international festival returns with music-heavy lineup
With theatre and dance scaled back, music dominates, including concerts from Simon Rattle, Damon Albarn, Nicola Benedetti and Laura Mvula
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
02, Jun, 2021 @11:28 AM
LSO/Tilson Thomas/Wang review – a rip-roaring return
A thrilling resumption of full orchestral performance, with Shostakovich, Copeland and Tchaikovsky all delivered with wit and dazzling energy
Tim Ashley
31, May, 2021 @9:27 AM
LSO/Rattle review – a spine-tingling reminder of the live sounds we have missed
Back in the Barbican before a live audience, Simon Rattle and the LSO chose a celebratory programme of Britten and Dvořák, interspersed with Fauré’s more reflective Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
Martin Kettle
19, May, 2021 @11:16 AM
‘Help us or LSO fails’: Sir Simon Rattle’s plea over Covid and Brexit
As the orchestra prepares to welcome back live audiences, the conductor urges ministers to act on new touring rules in Europe
Ed Vulliamy
16, May, 2021 @6:00 AM
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