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The Royal Ballet, Wheeldon’s Ballet to Broadway: never a dull moment

By Graham Watts, 09 May 2025

A showcase presenting the rich diversity of Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography should become a staple in The Royal Ballet's calendar.

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London

11 May 2025

The Royal Ballet, Wheeldon’s Ballet to Broadway: never a dull moment

By Graham Watts

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Manchester

Spotlight on the trumpet: Håkan Hardenberger and the BBC Phil

By Peter Connors, 05 October 2024

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in two colourful works for large orchestra, while Håkan Hardenberger demonstrates the versatility of the trumpet in two works, one familiar, the other not.

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Manchester

06 Oct 2024

Spotlight on the trumpet: Håkan Hardenberger and the BBC Phil

By Peter Connors

Edinburgh

Renée Fleming brings star power to the Edinburgh International Festival

By Simon Thompson, 25 August 2021

The American diva dazzles with plenty of star power, but shows she still has a remarkable power to communicate.

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Edinburgh

25 Aug 2021

Renée Fleming brings star power to Edinburgh

By Simon Thompson

Irvine

Renée Fleming welcomes back audiences in Orange County

By Matthew Richard Martinez, 24 June 2021

“I missed dress applause!” Renée Fleming returns to live performance in style with a recital alongside pianist Inon Barnatan.

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Irvine

24 Jun 2021

Renée Fleming welcomes back audiences in Orange County

By Matthew Richard Martinez

New York City

From new Wheeldon to a hip hop Boléro: NY City Center's Fall for Dance 2020

By Ivy Lin, 29 October 2020

New York City Center’s annual Fall for Dance festival heads online in a pair of programs, one much stronger than the other.

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New York City

29 Oct 2020

New York City Center’s Fall for Dance 2020

By Ivy Lin

Brooklyn

A centuries-spanning salon in Brooklyn for Clara Schumann's 200th birthday

By Kurt Gottschalk, 13 September 2019

Downes' playing is soulful, perhaps rather American, which gave Schumann a late-night jazziness. That tendency fit better with selections by Nina Simone and Harlem Renaissance composers Margaret Bonds and Florence Price.

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Brooklyn

16 Sep 2019

A Brooklyn salon for Clara Schumann's 200th birthday

By Kurt Gottschalk