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Classical Music Reviews

Alfred Brendel: A Musical Celebration — exceptional talent on parade

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Alfred Brendel: A Musical Celebration — exceptional talent on parade

LSO/ Hannigan at the Barbican: the magic flourished

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LSO/ Hannigan at the Barbican: the magic flourished

Anna Lapwood at the Proms: entrancing show from a one-woman orchestra

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Anna Lapwood at the Proms: entrancing show from a one-woman orchestra

Handel the Philanthropist at Barbican Hall review: stirring stuff

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Handel the Philanthropist at Barbican Hall review: stirring stuff

Brünnhilde’s Dream at the Wigmore Hall review: subtly imaginative

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Brünnhilde’s Dream at the Wigmore Hall review: subtly imaginative

LSO/Michael Tilson Thomas at the Barbican an explosive, defiant show

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LSO/Michael Tilson Thomas at the Barbican an explosive, defiant show

Joyce DiDonato: Eden at Barbican - seeds of hope in a blighted world

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Joyce DiDonato: Eden at Barbican - seeds of hope in a blighted world

London Sinfonietta/Edwards: rewarding and fuelled by righteous anger

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London Sinfonietta/Edwards: rewarding and fuelled by righteous anger

Total Immersion: Music for the End of Time - sublime and harrowing

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Total Immersion: Music for the End of Time - sublime and harrowing

Songs of Hope: A Benefit Concert for Afghanistan at the Barbican

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Songs of Hope: A Benefit Concert for Afghanistan at the Barbican

Sound Voice Installation at Kings Place: Challenging and beautiful

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Sound Voice Installation at Kings Place: Challenging and beautiful

Christian Gerhaher at Wigmore Hall: capturing joy and pain in song

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Christian Gerhaher at Wigmore Hall: capturing joy and pain in song

Jamie Barton/Jake Heggie at Barbican: a programme designed to delight

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Jamie Barton/Jake Heggie at Barbican: a programme designed to delight

Benedetti/Harding/LSO review: so smooth it was like gliding

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Benedetti/Harding/LSO review: so smooth it was like gliding

Philharmonia review: Rouvali steered two titanic scores with assurance

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Philharmonia review: Rouvali steered two titanic scores with assurance

LSO/Simon Rattle at the Barbican: remastered Bruckner, mastered

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LSO/Simon Rattle at the Barbican: remastered Bruckner, mastered

Jurowski/LPO Prom review: An excellent end to his LPO tenure

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Jurowski/LPO Prom review: An excellent end to his LPO tenure

Aurora Orchestra Proms review: Stravinsky from memory proved dazzling

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Aurora Orchestra Proms review: Stravinsky from memory proved dazzling

Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason at Barbican review: intimate and engaging

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Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason at Barbican review: intimate and engaging

Spitalfields Festival: Never to Forget, opening concert review

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Spitalfields Festival: Never to Forget, opening concert review

Nigel Kennedy, classical music review: Fiddles at dawn in fiery opener

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Nigel Kennedy, classical music review: Fiddles at dawn in fiery opener

Nash Ensemble, review: Atmospheric and emotionally expressive

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Nash Ensemble, review: Atmospheric and emotionally expressive

Proms 2016, BBC SO/Young, review: A lyrical farewell to lost love

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Proms 2016, BBC SO/Young, review: A lyrical farewell to lost love

Proms 2016, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra/Jordan, review: Shattering

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Proms 2016, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra/Jordan, review: Shattering

Philharmonia / Stravinsky Series: Innovative and atmospheric

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Philharmonia / Stravinsky Series: Innovative and atmospheric

LSO / Simon Rattle, review: The LSO covered themselves with glory

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LSO / Simon Rattle, review: The LSO covered themselves with glory

Jenufa / Czech Philharmonic / Belohlávek, classical music review

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Jenufa / Czech Philharmonic / Belohlávek, classical music review

European Union Baroque Orchestra, review: They could go far

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European Union Baroque Orchestra, review: They could go far

Resurrection Symphony / OAE / Jurowski, classical music review

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Resurrection Symphony / OAE / Jurowski, classical music review

Los Angeles PO / Dudamel, classical music review

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Los Angeles PO / Dudamel, classical music review