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LondonBBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Thomas Dunford and Friends

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Dowland, Chemirani, Dunford, The Beatles, Marais, Bach
Thomas Dunford; Keyvan Chemirani

LondonMagdalena Kožená, Azul Lima

Wigmore Hall
Purcell, Dowland, Lima, Merula, Dean, Strozzi, Kapsberger, Caccini, Cesti, Piccinini, Berio
Magdalena Kožená; Azul Lima

LondonSean Shibe & Aidan O'Rourke: Lùban

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Traditional, O'Rourke, Crane, Dowland, von Bingen, Cage
Sean Shibe; Aidan O'Rourke

LondonSalvation is Created

Wigmore Hall
Lang, Biber, von Bingen
Daniel Pioro; David Gordon; Jonas Nordberg

HalleDie Nachtigall des Zaren (The Tsar’s Nightingale)

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Handel, Purcell, Vivaldi, Telemann, Albert, Scholze, Krieger, Lambert, Brevi, Bassani
Corinna Harfouch; Hubert Wild; Stefan Maass

LondonElaine Mitchener, Elizabeth Kenny

Wigmore Hall
Elaine Mitchener; Elizabeth Kenny

LondonLea Desandre, Jupiter Ensemble, Thomas Dunford

Wigmore Hall
Handel
Thomas Dunford; Lea Desandre; Ensemble Jupiter
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Sad shanties from Manchester Collective and Sean Shibe

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The Manchester Collective are one of the most successful groups of musicians who aim to bridge the gap between musicians and their audiences. 
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Vlaemsch (chez moi): the revitalisation of culture with new blood

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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Vlaemsch (chez moi) is an extraordinary piece of dance theatre proving the value of multiculturalism where difference can be absorbed within the search for artistic expression.
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Finding the sublime in Bach’s solo works with the CMS

Less often heard works for lute and organ sat alongside a violin partita and a cello suite that bordered on perfection. 

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Plagues, passions and lamentation at the Ravenna Festival

Vittorio Ghielmi and his ll Suonar Parlante ensemble present a resonantly melancholy and reflective programme of music mourning loss as live performance returns to Italy.
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Almira's Songbook: Handel meets the world of Spanish music

A mix of arias from Handel's first opera with music from Renaissance and Baroque Spain with an accomplished group of performers provides a rich and satisfying experience.
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Sounds of darkness in Cantata Profana's “Visions of Silence”

An eerie program of resonant sounds and sacred songs overtakes New York’s St Peter's Chelsea with Alvin Lucier, Salvatore Sciarrino and Galina Ustvokskaya alongside 17th-century works for an evening not short on drama.

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Bostridge's Shakespeare Songs at Wigmore Hall

Shakespeare songs turned out to be more of a Shakespeare feast starring Antonio Pappano, Ian Bostridge and the exceptional Eve Best.
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