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In Atlanta, conductor Robert Spano, mandolinist Avi Avital and composer Jennifer Higdon ignite fiery performances.

An enlightening concert: a barely known composer esteemed in his day, an instrument we rarely hear in Baroque concertos and an early classical work for four, yes, four soloists.

The day after the Winter Solstice and Wigmore Hall was bathed in an Italian summer trip to La Serenissima. 

The BBC Symphony Orchestra was on tip-top form, with the buoyant Daniele Rustioni and mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital conjuring up a fresco of genuine Mediterranean delights.

Guest Laura Jackson leads the Atlanta Symphony in three light pieces and a masterwork, with soloist Avi Avital.

To see three passionate ambassadors of their instruments performing together made a sensationally satisfying evening at St Georges, Bristol.

Giovanni Antonini conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra in an appealing programme of works by Beethoven, Bach and Vivaldi that marked the Zurich debut of the dynamic Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital.

Flórez's recital showed exactly why singers should steer clear of technological assistance. 

A tantalising selection of Italian Baroque music from Andreas Scholl, Avi Avital and friends at Wigmore Hall.

Oxford becomes much quieter outside of the university terms, and this was reflected in audience numbers for Saturday’s concert. Although the evening did not pan out as expected, those who were in the Sheldonian still came away having heard some brilliant performances.

Temperamentvolle Stürme und emotionsgeladene Klänge: die Mandoline braucht sich nicht zu verstecken.

La voix d'Andreas Scholl et le joueur de mandoline Avi Avital ont charmé la Salle Gaveau par la virtuosité d'un programme baroque.