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Here's a winning formula to pack a concert hall for a Saturday night organ recital: book one of the country's best-known actor-managers to front the evening, invest in televisual effects, and write a good script. 

Bringing together disparate art forms is no easy task, as Tafelmusik's latest concert House of Dreams sadly proves. 

The last Sunday night before Christmas is traditionally an evening for carol services, but the Tallis Scholars gave a cool and stylish alternative, performing a selection of works devoted to the Virgin Mary at the Sage, Gateshead.

The Tallis Scholars enraptured a sold-out Alexander Hall at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, living up to the high standards that audiences have set for the world-renowned ensemble. Their wide-ranging repertoire was reflected in Monday’s performance, which offered a mix of traditional pieces by composers such as Palestrina as well as contemporary works.

Kit Armstrong macht sich mit frühbarockem Repertoire um Alte Musik verdient, statt auf den populären Zug der hochvirtuosen Spätromantik aufzuspringen.

Der junge amerikanische Pianist Kit Armstrong beeindruckte mit Bach, Sweelinck und eigenen Kompositionen im BASF-Feierabendhaus.