Erica Jeal
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3 out of 5 stars.In an engaging but problematic staging, the Duke’s court is relocated to interwar Oxford, with Alison Langer’s beautifully sung Gilda a standout
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4 out of 5 stars.
Randall Goosby: Bruch and Price Violin Concertos review – Florence Price has her ideal champion
4 out of 5 stars.Goosby and Nézet-Séguin bring Price’s storytelling to life and embrace the romance of Bruch -
4 out of 5 stars.In an all Brahms programme, Christian Tetzlaff brought momentum and shape to the Violin Concerto, and Tilson Thomas made every note glow
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From the woman who soundtracked Lesbian Vampire Killers to the creator of musical cryptograms, the king has chosen an eclectic bunch. So what are we likely to hear?
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4 out of 5 stars.
LPO/Rachlin/Mäkelä review – a powerful performance of Shostakovich, Mahler and Larcher
4 out of 5 stars.Violinist Julian Rachlin delivered a knockout concerto, while 27-year-old Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä drove the orchestra hard and fast -
4 out of 5 stars.Saverio Mercadante’s opera of a love triangle in 17th-century Scotland is conducted with conviction by Carlo Rizzi and its complex heroine is beautifully sung by Irene Roberts
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4 out of 5 stars.
Vox Urbane review – new choir impresses and inspires in a scuffed corner of Peckham
4 out of 5 stars.The launch concert of this diverse 16-strong lineup moved from Philip Glass to Meredith Monk -
Sung in nine languages, with music by one of the world’s most acclaimed composers, Innocence comes to the UK this month. The team behind it reveal how it drew on everything from The Last Supper to Finnish cowherding music
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4 out of 5 stars.
Maconchy, Lutyens and Wallen: Works for Piano and Orchestra review – first-time recordings pack a punch
4 out of 5 stars.The BBC Concert Orchestra bounce off the coiled spring of Martin Jones’s piano playing as moments of reflective beauty shine through in previously unrecorded works -
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4 out of 5 stars.Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami’s thoughtful and effective new production shapes Dvorák’s opera into a tale of mankind versus nature. A first-rate cast is matched by Semyon Bychkov in the pit
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4 out of 5 stars.
Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber review – songs of existential crisis delivered with subtlety and snarl
4 out of 5 stars.The pianist and baritone were perfectly balanced combining emotional scope and intense ferocity in a repertoire that explored the turmoil of mental illness
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4 out of 5 stars.
Harpsichord Concertos: Martinů, Krása and Kalabis review – Esfahani makes sparks fly as ancient meets modern
4 out of 5 stars.Three 20th century Czech pieces for the harpsichord are full of lively interest in this new recording with Alexander Liebreich and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra -
4 out of 5 stars.With Bizet’s opera’s menace and casual cruelty to the fore, cracking performances from soloists and chorus alike ensure that this is a tense and atmospheric production
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4 out of 5 stars.
BBCSO/Watts/Wigglesworth review – a striking song cycle that finds divine in the everyday
4 out of 5 stars.Elizabeth Watts’s buoyant soprano drew us in to this poignant performance of Ryan Wigglesworth’s work Till Dawning, based on the poetry of George Herbert
Werther review – Kaufmann heads strong cast in stylishly sung and fabulously played revival
3 out of 5 stars.