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November 24, 2025

Fantasia Orchestra 23 November 2025 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Fantasia Orchestra Tom Fetherstonhaugh Elizabeth Watts Smith Square Hall, 23 November 2025   Subtitled “Birdsong,” this miscellany concert was...
October 20, 2025

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 19 October 2025 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Alice Farnham Violin: Elena Urioste Brighton Dome, 19 October 2025   Entitled “The Romantics” this...
October 19, 2025

Maidstone Symphony Orchestra 19 October 2025 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Maidstone Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Brian Wright Mezzo soprano: Susan Legg Mote Hall, Maidstone 18 October 2025 This imaginatively programmed,...
October 18, 2025

Brno Philharmonic (Susan Elkin reviews)

Brno Philharmonic Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies Pianist: Maki Namekawa Cadogan Hall Photograph: Sisi Burns Part of Cadogan Hall’s Zurich...
September 28, 2025

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 28 September (Susan Elkin reviews)

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Joanna MacGregor Pianist: Junyan Chen Brighton Dome, 28 September 2025 Entitled “A New World” the...
September 12, 2025

Prom concert – September 11 2025 (Susan Elkin reviews)

National Youth Choir BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Ilan Volkov Soloists: Jess Dandy and Ashley Riches Royal Albert Hall...

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