Philharmonia 21 November 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)
Philharmonia Herbert Blomstedt Leonidas Kavakos Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre 21 November 2024 A concert in two very different halves began with...
Philharmonia Herbert Blomstedt Leonidas Kavakos Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre 21 November 2024 A concert in two very different halves began with...
Hansel und Gretel Englebert Humperdinck arr Derek Clark Conductor: Johann Stuckenbruck Director: Jack Furness Susie Sainsbury Theatre. Royal Academy of Music 19...
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Kleio Quartet Levinsky Hall, Plymouth University 09 November 2024 I have had the pleasure of seeing and hearing the Kleio Quartet before. Since...
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra City of London Choir Daniel Hyde (conductor) Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo), Michael Lafferty (tenor), Thomas Humphreys (baritone)...
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Folkestone Symphony Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone 09 November 2024 Conductor: Rupert Bond Viola: Robin Ashwell Folkestone Symphony, more formally known as Folkestone...