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LondonBach Orchestral Suites

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Bach
Concerto Copenhagen; Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Katy Bircher; Clara Espinosa Encinas; Antina Hugosson

ColchesterWild Arts Ensemble: Elgar Cello Concerto & Mahler Symphony No. 4

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Elgar, Mahler
Orlando Jopling; Sébastien Van Kuijk; Ellie Neate; Eleanor Corr; Will McGahon

LondonSoloists of the Kronberg Academy / Kirill Gerstein

Wigmore Hall
Brahms, Dvořák
Young Soloists of the Kronberg Academy; Seohyun Kim; Charlotte Spruit; Brian Isaacs

KasselLachrymae

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Dowland, Britten, Piazzolla, Jolivet, Tailleferre, Debussy
Members from Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Clara Andrada de la Calle; Liisa Randalu; Anne-Sophie Bertrand

LondonSoloists of the Kronberg Academy / Kirill Gerstein

Wigmore Hall
Debussy, Schumann, Brahms
Young Soloists of the Kronberg Academy; Seohyun Kim; Charlotte Spruit; Brian Isaacs

Bad HersfeldKosmos Bach 2.0

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Bach
Members from Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Sebastian Wittiber; Michael Höfele

New York CityJupiter Symphony Chamber Players : Jens @ 95

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Brahms, Kreisler, Haydn, Weber, Harty
Hyunah Yu; Chelsea Wang; Danbi Um; Ariel Horowitz
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Quatuor Ébène ignites Beethoven’s String Quartets in Hamburg

Quatuor Ébène © Julien Mignot
Quatuor Ébène returns to Hamburg to kick off their Beethoven Cycle, driving four Stradivarius to their absolute expressive limits in a fiery, unforgettable night at the Elbphilharmonie.
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Belgrade Philharmonic opens season with showpieces for orchestra

Sara Ferrández, Josep Vicent and the Belgrade Philharmonic © Marko Djokovic | Belgrade Philharmonic
Milan Mihajlović's Memento is a sparking start to the Belgrade Philharmonic's new season, followed by expressive and witty accounts of Walton and Prokofiev with viola player Sara Ferrández and conductor Josep Vicent.
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Lawrence Power brings Schnittke’s intriguing Viola Concerto to life

Lawrence Power, Patrick Hahn and the RSNO in rehearsal © RSNO | Clara Cowen

In Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, Schnittke’s Viola Concerto is bookended by elegiac Bach and memorable Shostakovich, conducted by Patrick Hahn. 

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Ballet Nights scores a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe

Joseph Taylor and Sarah Chun in Massimo Moricone’s Romeo and Juliet © BalletNights_AlastairMorePhotography
The increasingly popular Ballet Nights performs at the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time to welcoming crowds.
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Appalachian Spring closes Seattle Chamber Music Society summer party

James Ehnes leads Appalachian Spring © Jena Poppe
The self-styled “world’s largest chamber music party” ends an eventful festival with rare early Shostakovich, Grieg’s full-blooded Cello Sonata and Appalachian Spring heard in its original scoring for 13 instruments. 
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Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire in Pärnu

Paavo Järvi conducts the Estonian Festival Orchestra © Kaupo Kikkas
Carl Nielsen’s Sinfonia espansiva forms the highlight as the Estonian Festival Orchestra brings full-throated symphonic sound to Pärnu. 
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Still waters run deep: the Britten Sinfonia at Wigmore Hall

Timothy Ridout and the Britten Sinfonia © Darius Weinberg | Wigmore Hall
Timothy Ridout plays Britten and Larcher in a Wigmore Hall programme with the Britten Sinfonia. 
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