The earth moved! Living Mahler 1 from the inside out at Smith Square

Stephanie Childress conducts Sinfonia Smith Square

Sinfonia Smith Square and ‘The Mahler Experiment’

Von Mark Pullinger, 11 Juni 2026

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“the sense of jeopardy was all part of the thrill”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Smith Square Hall, London, am 10 Juni 2026

Mahler, Symphonie Nr. 1 in D-Dur 'Titan' (orch reduction: Yoon Jae Lee)

Tom Morris, Regie

Sinfonia Smith Square

Stephanie Childress, Musikalische Leitung

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Mark Valencia, 15th May

A post-mortem fantasy that’s as compelling as it is confusing.

****1

Ashkenazy and the Southbank Sinfonia

Aaron Davies, 16th October

Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the Southbank Chamber orchestra in a programme dedicated to the interpretation of classical dance forms.

***11

The Enchanted Island a rich and strange Baroque confection

John Johnston, 5th September

Rather than compiling a Top Ten of Baroque Hits, The Enchanted Island amounts to much more than a gallimaufry of choice gobbets, seasoned with French galenterie.

****1

Impressive Rake’s Progress from British Youth Opera

David Truslove, 4th September

Fine performances from a confident cast brought some terrific singing as well as depth of characterisation in Stravinsky’s only full-length opera.

****1

Devilishly good fun: The Rake's Progress

Benjamin Poore, 17th November

A compelling and energetic debut production from a new opera company in the raddled surroundings of Wilton's Music Hall.

****1

Tragedy undermined at Wilton's

Mark Pullinger, 4th November

Paring the action down to just four singers, La Tragédie de Carmen is the perfect vehicle and venue for a handful of the Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists to strut their stuff.

**111

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.