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Engelsmusik, Hirtenweisen und bittersüße Gaben aus Westminster Abbey
Durch sechs Jahrhunderte und viele Regionen führte das prunkvolle weihnachtliche Chor- und Orgelkonzert in der Westminster Abbey.
A French Connection: Poulenc and Fauré from the LPO
Bertrand de Billy made his debut with the LPO in an all-French programme headlined by Fauré's Requiem and preceded by a rewarding pairing of Poulenc's Organ Concerto and Sept Repons des Tenebres
An eclectic jamboree under Thomas Søndergård
The celebratory, cerebral and contradictory elements inherent in this diverse programme of Haydn, Mozart, Poulenc and Stravinsky didn’t quite disguise some uneven performances in Søndergård’s third prom concert.
Bruckner: the long and short of it
Segerstam elicits oustanding playing from the BBCSO in an immense Bruckner 8, preceded by the BBC Singers exquisite Bruckner motets.
Serious Christmas fare at Cadogan Hall
The choir tackle an ambitious, if overly long programme of Advent-themed works with mixed results.
Pulling out the stops in Poulenc and Saint-Saëns
Yannick Nézet-Séguin explores the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s palette in an intoxicating French programme, celebrating the restoration of the Royal Festival Hall’s organ.