The power of words: Mendelssohn’s Elijah closes the Three Choirs

Matthew Brook

Geraint Bowen, soloists, the Philharmonia and the Three Choirs Festival Chorus

Von Simon Cummings, 03 August 2025

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“Matthew Brook, who didn’t merely take on the role of Elijah as actively personify him”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, am 2 August 2025

Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Elias

Katherine Broderick, Sopran

Jess Dandy, Alt

Anthony Gregory, Tenor

Matthew Brook, Bassbariton

Three Choirs Festival Chorus

Philharmonia Orchestra

Geraint Bowen, Musikalische Leitung

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Christopher Woodley, 19th April

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*****

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Eleanor Knight, 19th March

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*****

A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall

David Karlin, 25th February

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Renes replaces Runnicles in a remarkable Philharmonia Bruckner 8

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Stepping in for Sir Donald Runnicles at very short notice, Lawrences Renes conducts the Philharmonia in a sleek and vivid reading of Bruckner's magisterial Eighth Symphony.

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Simon Cummings

Simon Cummings is a composer, writer and researcher based in the Cotswolds. He composes instrumental and electronic music, exploring aspects of algorithmic composition, and has recently completed a Ph.D. in composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire under the supervision of Richard Causton and Howard Skempton. His musical tastes are ludicrously broad but are focused most on contemporary/avant-garde classical and electronic music. When not composing, he writes regularly about new music; Simon is the author of the contemporary music blog 5:4 (5against4.com), and regularly contributes articles for a variety of books, journals and websites. Follow him on Twitter @5against4.

The power of words: Mendelssohn’s Elijah closes the Three Choirs Festival