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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

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Thomas Mole (Billy Budd) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Glyndebourne’s Billy Budd makes a welcome return, fresh and devastating as ever

Par Nick Boston, 02 juillet 2026

Michael Grandage’s production shows no signs of age, with fine central performances from Thomas Mole, Allan Clayton and Sam Carl, and fine playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Thomas Mole (Billy Budd) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Billy Budd makes a welcome return to Glyndebourne

Par Nick Boston

Ryan Wang and Chromatica Orchestra © Monika Jakubowska

Improvisatory Gershwin from Ryan Wang in a boldly energetic Chromatica programme

Par Nick Boston, 17 juin 2026

Energetic yet atmospheric performances from Chromatica Orchestra, with Ingunn Korsgård Hagen providing firm yet spirited direction.

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Ryan Wang and Chromatica Orchestra © Monika Jakubowska

Improvisatory Gershwin from Ryan Wang with Chromatica Orchestra

Par Nick Boston

Brett Polegato (Krishna) © Marc Brenner

Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere at Grange Park Opera

Par Nick Boston, 04 juin 2026

John Tavener’s “mystical pantomime” proves a disappointment, despite strong performances from singers and orchestra in David Pountney’s production.

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Brett Polegato (Krishna) © Marc Brenner

Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere

Par Nick Boston

Nick Pritchard, Václav Luks and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment © Mark Allan

Václav Luks and the OAE deliver creative colour and operatic scale in Haydn’s Creation

Par Nick Boston, 27 mai 2026

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Václav Luks are joined by their own choir and strong soloists for a fresh and colourful performance of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung.

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Nick Pritchard, Václav Luks and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment © Mark Allan

Václav Luks and the OAE deliver operatic scale in Haydn’s Creation

Par Nick Boston

Joanna MacGregor conducts the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Fernando Manoso

Brighton Philharmonic play their socks off at the Brighton Festival

Par Nick Boston, 17 mai 2026

Joanna MacGregor and the BPO pull off an excellent performance of Shostakovich's Tenth, alongside William Kentridge's evocative film, Oh to Believe in Another World.

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Joanna MacGregor conducts the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Fernando Manoso

Brighton Philharmonic play their socks off at the Brighton Festival

Par Nick Boston

Helen Charlston, Rowan Pierce, Nick Pritchard and Ben Kazez with the AAM © Mark Allan

Cummings, a team of crack soloists and the AAM win ‘Leipzig's Got Talent’

Par Nick Boston, 16 avril 2026

The Academy of Ancient Music poses the question what might have been in Leipzig with stunning performances of Bach and his competitors to be the new Thomaskantor.

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Helen Charlston, Rowan Pierce, Nick Pritchard and Ben Kazez with the AAM © Mark Allan

Cummings and the AAM win ‘Leipzig's Got Talent’

Par Nick Boston

Guy Johnston © Frances Marshall

Johnston’s Tavener the highlight for the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra with MacGregor

Par Nick Boston, 29 mars 2026

Warm Vaughan Williams and energetic Richter and Vivaldi from MacGregor and the BPO strings, with an astonishing performance of Tavener’s The Protecting Veil from Guy Johnston the highlight.

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Guy Johnston © Frances Marshall

Johnston’s Tavener the highlight for the Brighton Philharmonic

Par Nick Boston

Robin Ticciati © Benjamin Ealavoga

Ticciati and the LPO deliver epic Sibelius with a lively Wennäkoski opener

Par Nick Boston, 25 mars 2026

Sibelius' Kullervo receives a dramatic performance from Ticciati and the LPO, with strong turns from Shenyang, Miina-Liisa Värelä and the YL Male Voice Choir.

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Robin Ticciati © Benjamin Ealavoga

Ticciati and the LPO deliver epic Sibelius plus lively Wennäkoski

Par Nick Boston

The BBC Singers with Sofi Jeannin at Milton Court © BBC | Mark Allan (2022)

The BBC Singers at full throttle at Milton Court

Par Nick Boston, 26 février 2026

Powerful Herbert Howells, together with affecting Shaw and engaging MacMillan from the BBC Singers, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Sofi Jeannin.

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The BBC Singers with Sofi Jeannin at Milton Court © BBC | Mark Allan (2022)

The BBC Singers at full throttle at Milton Court

Par Nick Boston

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Sarah Louise Bennett

Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s elegant Beethoven

Par Nick Boston, 03 février 2026

Stylish Beethoven from Benjamin Grosvenor and dramatic Ustvolskaya from Yuriy Yurchuk, but Petrenko and the RPO’s blistering Shostakovich steals the show.

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Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Sarah Louise Bennett

Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s Beethoven

Par Nick Boston

Jaeden Izik-Dzurko © Wigmore Hall | Darius Weinberg

Maturity of expression and astonishing virtuosity in Jaeden Izik-Dzurko's Wigmore Hall debut

Par Nick Boston, 15 décembre 2025

Impressively mature Bach and deeply expressive Romantic giants show the Canadian winner of the 2024 Leeds competition is a talent to watch.

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Jaeden Izik-Dzurko © Wigmore Hall | Darius Weinberg

Astonishing virtuosity in Izik-Dzurko's Wigmore Hall debut

Par Nick Boston

Beth Taylor, Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan Photography

Beth Taylor’s commanding Sea Pictures the highlight of the LPO’s all-Elgar evening

Par Nick Boston, 26 novembre 2025

The dream team of Edward Gardner and the LPO are joined by Beth Taylor for a glorious evening of Elgar at the Royal Festival Hall.

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Beth Taylor, Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan Photography

Beth Taylor’s commanding Sea Pictures with the London Philharmonic

Par Nick Boston

Philharmonia Orchestra © Luca Migliore

Giltburg and Foster celebrate the Philharmonia’s 80th birthday with a punchy piano-fest

Par Nick Boston, 17 novembre 2025

Boris Giltburg emphasising the expression in not one but two piano concertos, with commanding performances from Lawrence Foster and the Philharmonia.

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Philharmonia Orchestra © Luca Migliore

Giltburg and Foster celebrate the Philharmonia’s 80th birthday

Par Nick Boston

Die Rheinnixen © Craig Fuller

Gothic Opera allows another side of Offenbach to shine at Battersea Arts Centre

Par Nick Boston, 02 novembre 2025

Gothic Opera's seventh outing is a powerful performance of Jacques Offenbach’s little known Die Rheinnixen at Battersea Arts Centre.

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Die Rheinnixen © Craig Fuller

Gothic Opera allows Offenbach’s Die Rheinnixen to shine in Battersea

Par Nick Boston

Jessica Cale (Bobbie), Henna Mun (Phyllis) and Matthew McKinney (Peter) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Richard Hubert Smith

The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller in Turnage’s hands at Glyndebourne

Par Nick Boston, 30 octobre 2025

Mark-Anthony Turnage and Rachael Hewer update Edith Nesbit’s children's novel as a spy action thriller, with an exciting score and a strong cast of singers.

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Jessica Cale (Bobbie), Henna Mun (Phyllis) and Matthew McKinney (Peter) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Richard Hubert Smith

The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller at Glyndebourne

Par Nick Boston

Franz Welser-Möst © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky

Par Nick Boston, 09 septembre 2025

Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic give a masterclass in virtuosic elegance in Mozrt, but lack edge and passion in Tchaikovsky's Pathétique.

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Franz Welser-Möst © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in the Vienna Phil's Tchaikovsky

Par Nick Boston

Pekka Kuusisto and members of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra © Andy Paradise

Musical resilience from Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk at the Proms

Par Nick Boston, 31 août 2025

An eclectic programme including evocative Sámi joiks from and powerful Shostakovich performed from memory by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

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Pekka Kuusisto and members of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra © Andy Paradise

Musical resilience from Kuusisto and Barruk at the BBC Proms

Par Nick Boston

Herve Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel © BBC | Mark Allan

Le Concert Spirituel’s Striggio marred by flawed staging choices at the BBC Proms

Par Nick Boston, 17 août 2025

Le Concert Sprituel’s otherwise strong performance of Striggio and other Renaissance works is let down by their staging and the Royal Albert Hall’s acoustics.

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Herve Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel © BBC | Mark Allan

Le Concert Spirituel’s Striggio marred by flawed staging choices

Par Nick Boston

Max Revell as Dmitri Shostakovich © BBC | Andy Paradise

Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra pull off another dramatic performance from memory

Par Nick Boston, 17 août 2025

Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra, together with Frantic Assembly, present an illuminating analysis of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, followed by a blistering account of the work from memory.

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Max Revell as Dmitri Shostakovich © BBC | Andy Paradise

Aurora Orchestra pulls off another dramatic performance from memory

Par Nick Boston

Kvinnherad Church in Rosendal © Liv Øvland

A spectacular swansong for the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

Par Nick Boston, 10 août 2025

A fitting farewell for Leif Ove Andsnes' Rosendal Chamber Music Festival: imaginative programming and excellent performances in an inspiring setting.

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Kvinnherad Church in Rosendal © Liv Øvland

A spectacular swansong for the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

Par Nick Boston

Tadaaki Otaka conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales © BBC | Mark Allan

Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Tadaaki Otaka and the BBC NOW

Par Nick Boston, 30 juillet 2025

Strong performances of Bacewicz and Lutosławski in Tadaaki Otaka's final outing with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Proms, with technically commanding and sincere Rachmaninov from Vadym Kholodenko.

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Tadaaki Otaka conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales © BBC | Mark Allan

Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Tadaaki Otaka and the BBC NOW

Par Nick Boston

Rachel Podger, Ian Page and The Mozartists © The Mozartists

Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall

Par Nick Boston, 18 juin 2025

Expressive energy from Rachel Podger in two Mozart violin concertos, with a rare symphony and lively Haydn from Ian Page and the Mozartists.

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Rachel Podger, Ian Page and The Mozartists © The Mozartists

Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall

Par Nick Boston

Iestyn Davies (David) © © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photography by ASH

Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on

Par Nick Boston, 08 juin 2025

Returning from the original run, Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies were joined by a strong cast and chorus for a revival of Barrie Kosky's striking production.

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Iestyn Davies (David) © © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photography by ASH

Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on

Par Nick Boston

Joanna MacGregor conducts the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Frances Marshall

A golden Turangalîla-Symphonie to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic’s centenary

Par Nick Boston, 13 avril 2025

Joanna MacGregor and the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra bring their 100th season to a triumphant conclusion at the Brighton Dome.

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Joanna MacGregor conducts the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Frances Marshall

A golden Turangalîla to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic’s 100th

Par Nick Boston

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO | Mark Allan

Convincing MacMillan from Benedetti contrasts with Noseda's full-on Shostakovich

Par Nick Boston, 03 avril 2025

Sir James MacMillan's Second Violin Concerto receives a convincing reading from Nicola Benedetti, bookended by fine performances of celebratory Shostakovich from Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO.

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Gianandrea Noseda conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO | Mark Allan

Convincing MacMillan and full-on Shostakovich with the LSO

Par Nick Boston

The Australian Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican © Mark Allan | Barbican

Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Par Nick Boston, 21 mars 2025

Energetic commitment from the ACO at the Barbican, with precision and edge from Alexander Melnikov and Jeroen Berwaerts in an evening of darkness and light.

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The Australian Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican © Mark Allan | Barbican

Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO

Par Nick Boston

Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich © Martina Siebenhandl

Classy Brahms ends a fine visit from Yutaka Sado and the Tonkünstler-Orchester

Par Nick Boston, 13 mars 2025

Effortless Brahms and rich Sibelius from Sado and the Tonkünstler-Orchester, with elegant Mozart from Yeol Eum Son at Cadogan Hall.

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Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich © Martina Siebenhandl

Classy Brahms ends a fine visit from the Tonkünstler-Orchester

Par Nick Boston

Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan

Gardner and the LPO scale Alpine heights with majestic ease

Par Nick Boston, 21 février 2025

Majestic Strauss and effortless Grieg from Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan

Gardner and the LPO scale Alpine heights with majestic ease

Par Nick Boston

Heidi Stober (Mary) © Ellie Kurttz

ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy performance

Par Nick Boston, 15 février 2025

Musgrave's powerful depiction of a powerful woman at the mercy of male manipulation receives a strong staging from at ENO.

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Heidi Stober (Mary) © Ellie Kurttz

ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy performance

Par Nick Boston

Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI © The Wigmore Hall Trust

Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style

Par Nick Boston, 18 décembre 2024

Rich sounding viols, lively percussion and spicy theorbo and guitar in eclectic consort music from Jordi Savall and Hesperian XXI in their 50th year.

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Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI © The Wigmore Hall Trust

Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style

Par Nick Boston

Khatia Buniatishvili © Esther Haase

Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

Par Nick Boston, 09 décembre 2024

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields give exciting performances at the Barbican, with idiosyncratic Mozart from Buniatishvili.

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Khatia Buniatishvili © Esther Haase

Highly individual Mozart from Buniatishvili

Par Nick Boston

Daniella Sicari (Maria) © Craig Fuller

Gothic Opera brings powerful high drama to Donizetti in Battersea

Par Nick Boston, 31 octobre 2024

Strong performances and powerful direction in Gothic Opera's premiere UK staging of Donizetti's Maria de Rudenz at Battersea Arts Centre.

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Daniella Sicari (Maria) © Craig Fuller

Gothic Opera brings powerful high drama to Donizetti in Battersea

Par Nick Boston

Adam Hickox © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, Photo: Richard Hubert Smith

Powerfully moving A Child of Our Time at Glyndebourne

Par Nick Boston, 29 octobre 2024

Bombastic Beethoven from Hickox and the Glyndebourne Sinfonia is followed by a memorable and powerful performance of Tippett's A Child of Our Time.

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Adam Hickox © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, Photo: Richard Hubert Smith

Powerfully moving A Child of Our Time at Glyndebourne

Par Nick Boston

Messiah at the BBC Proms Choral Day © BBC | Andy Paradise

Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces to close the Proms Choral Day

Par Nick Boston, 07 septembre 2024

Massed choral forces, a strong solo line up and expanded orchestral forces overpower Handel at the end of the BBC Proms Choral Day.

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Messiah at the BBC Proms Choral Day © BBC | Andy Paradise

Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces at the Proms

Par Nick Boston

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Rattle and the Bavarian RSO offer a glimmer of hope in epic Mahler 6

Par Nick Boston, 06 septembre 2024

Stunning orchestral colour from the BRSO, with command and total coherency from Sir Simon Rattle in Mahler's “Tragic” Symphony.

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Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Rattle and the BRSO offer a glimmer of hope in epic Mahler 6

Par Nick Boston

Riccardo Minasi conducts Ensemble Resonanz © BBC | Mark Allan

Energy and showmanship in Minasi and Ensemble Resonanz's Mozart at the Proms

Par Nick Boston, 20 août 2024

Some unexpected tempo swerves from Minasi in the Jupiter in an otherwise sprightly evening of Mozart from Ensemble Resonanz.

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Riccardo Minasi conducts Ensemble Resonanz © BBC | Mark Allan

Energy and showmanship in Minasi and Ensemble Resonanz's Mozart

Par Nick Boston

Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic © BBC | Andy Paradise

Beauty without the beast: BBC Philharmonic, Feldman and Bihlmaier at the BBC Proms

Par Nick Boston, 08 août 2024

Joyful ease of touch from Feldmann in Beethoven, and flowing Brahms from Bihlmaier characterise the BBC Philharmonic's final Prom of the summer.

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Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic © BBC | Andy Paradise

Beauty without the beast: BBC Philharmonic at the Proms

Par Nick Boston

Brett Polegato (Prospero) © Marc Brenner

Impressive visuals and performances lift a confusing operatic take on The Tempest

Par Nick Boston, 11 juillet 2024

Strong vocal and orchestral performances, supported by impressive visuals, struggle to bring coherency to Anthony Bolton's Island of Dreams at Grange Park Opera.

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Brett Polegato (Prospero) © Marc Brenner

A confusing operatic take on The Tempest at Grange Park Opera

Par Nick Boston

Golda Schultz (Fiordiligi) © ROH | Clive Barda

Strong performances prevent Gloger's Così fan tutte being buried by its own cleverness

Par Nick Boston, 26 juin 2024

Golda Schultz leads a fine cast in the fourth revival of Jan Philipp Gloger's Royal Opera production.

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Golda Schultz (Fiordiligi) © ROH | Clive Barda

Strong performances counter Gloger's “clever” Così fan tutte

Par Nick Boston

Sally Beamish, Martin Fröst, Janine Jansen and Gianandrea Noseda © Mark Allan

Evocative Beamish and commanding Prokofiev from Noseda and the LSO

Par Nick Boston, 20 juin 2024

Sally Beamish's Distans received its UK premiere, along with the Seventh Symphony in Noseda's ongoing Prokofiev cycle with the LSO.

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Sally Beamish, Martin Fröst, Janine Jansen and Gianandrea Noseda © Mark Allan

Evocative Beamish and commanding Prokofiev from Noseda and the LSO

Par Nick Boston

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason © James Hole

Deeply expressive, virtuosic cello sonatas from Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason

Par Nick Boston, 28 mai 2024

An impressive evening at the Barbican from two rapidly maturing performers, unafraid to bring chamber music to audiences more familiar with standard virtuosic concerto displays.

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Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason © James Hole

Expressive, virtuosic cello sonatas from Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason

Par Nick Boston

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Bill Knight

Strong cast brings fizz to Glyndebourne's colourful Zauberflöte revival

Par Nick Boston, 18 mai 2024

A visually delightful revival of Barbe & Doucet's action-packed Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne, with strong vocal performances throughout.

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Rodion Pogossov (Papageno) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Bill Knight

Strong cast brings fizz to Glyndebourne's Zauberflöte revival

Par Nick Boston

Mark Bebbington and RPO principals © Jenny Robinson

20th-century English quintets at Cadogan Hall: sensitivity and orchestral scale

Par Nick Boston, 24 mars 2024

Mark Bebbington and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra principals give full-blooded yet nuanced performances of chamber works by Ireland, Vaughan Williams and Elgar.

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Mark Bebbington and RPO principals © Jenny Robinson

20th-century English quintets at Cadogan Hall

Par Nick Boston

Esther at London Handel Festival © Sisi Burn

A triumphant Esther from Cummings at the London Handel Festival's Spring Awakenings

Par Nick Boston, 14 mars 2024

A glorious Esther from Laurence Cummings and the London Handel Singers and Orchestra, with a classy line-up of soloists led by Nardus Williams and Tim Mead.

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Esther at London Handel Festival © Sisi Burn

A triumphant Esther from Cummings at London Handel Festival

Par Nick Boston

The Pavel Haas Quartet © The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2024

Intensity, virtuosity and life-affirming energy from the Pavel Haas Quartet's all-Czech evening

Par Nick Boston, 12 février 2024

The Pavel Haas Quartet perform Kaprálová, Martinů and Dvořák at Wigmore Hall with rich, full-bodied tone and effortless virtuosity.

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The Pavel Haas Quartet © The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2024

Life-affirming energy from the Pavel Haas Quartet at Wigmore Hall

Par Nick Boston

Natalia Ponomarchuk © Alina Harmash

Energetic Scottish Symphony lifts a weighty evening of the Schumanns and Mendelssohns

Par Nick Boston, 20 janvier 2024

Ponomarchuk and the LPO raise the spirits in Felix Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony after an underwhelming first half at the Brighton Dome.

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Natalia Ponomarchuk © Alina Harmash

Energetic Scottish Symphony lifts a weighty evening with the LPO

Par Nick Boston

Janine Jansen and Denis Kozhukhin © The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2023

Passionately committed Brahms from Janine Jansen and friends at Wigmore Hall

Par Nick Boston, 21 décembre 2023

Timothy Ridout, Daniel Blendulf and Denis Kozhukin join the Dutch violinist for intensely passionate performances of Brahms chamber works.

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Janine Jansen and Denis Kozhukhin © The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2023

Passionately committed Brahms from Janine Jansen and friends

Par Nick Boston

Paavo Järvi © Kaupo Kikkas

Järvi and the Philharmonia hammer home the terrors of war in Prokofiev 6

Par Nick Boston, 26 novembre 2023

Languid expression in Debussy, exhilarating Tchaikovsky from James Ehnes, and terrifying Prokofiev in a programme of extremes.

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Paavo Järvi © Kaupo Kikkas

Philharmonia hammers home the terrors of war in Prokofiev 6

Par Nick Boston

Andrei Bondarenko (Don Giovanni) and Sam Carl (Leporello) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith

Confusion clouds any central critique in Clément's Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne

Par Nick Boston, 12 novembre 2023

Strong musical performances in a flawed and confused production revived for the autumn season at Glyndebourne.

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Andrei Bondarenko (Don Giovanni) and Sam Carl (Leporello) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith

Confusion clouds any central critique in Clément's Don Giovanni

Par Nick Boston

Maxime Nourissat (Dulcamara's assistant) and Filipe Manu (Nemorino) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Another joyful Glyndebourne return for Annabel Arden's fizzy Elisir d'amore

Par Nick Boston, 11 novembre 2023

Strong solo and ensemble singing from a solid cast – with a last minute addition for Act 2 – make for a joyful revival of this much-loved production.

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Maxime Nourissat (Dulcamara's assistant) and Filipe Manu (Nemorino) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Another joyful return for Glyndebourne's fizzy Elisir d'amore

Par Nick Boston