Instrument: Vocal Ensemble

Tenebrae transforms the Elbphilharmonie into a living instrument, exploring centuries of choral music through spatialised sound, Pärt’s tintinnabuli, Renaissance masterpieces and contemporary innovations in a vivid acoustic experiment.

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In Prague, a sparkling season opener from Collegium 1704

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Frank Kuznik, 09 Oct

Václav Luks launches a celebration of his ensemble's 20th anniversary with a seductive secular treatment of sacred music.

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Oliver Leith’s Garland: dreamlike chaos in a Peckham car park

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Marat Ingeldeev, 18 Sep

Only Bells and Horses: Garland transforms a Peckham car park into a dreamlike, chaotic spectacle of musicians, objects and voices – thrilling, poignant and unabashedly emotional.

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I Fagiolini make their Lammermuir Festival debut

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Simon Thompson, 07 Sep

In their Lammermuir Festival debut, I Fagiolini strike spiritual and musical gold with the Monteverdi Vespers... at least in the first half.

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Nail-biting Shostakovich from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Dominic Lowe, 15 Aug

Before a searing performance of Shostakovich's Thirteenth from Ryan Bancroft and his Welsh forces, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers a terrific performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.

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Hotel Metamorphosis: Vivaldi reborn through Ovid's lens in Salzburg

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Laura Servidei, 08 Jun

A pasticcio of superb musicianship is the main event at the Venice-themed Whitsun Festival.

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Monteverdi’s Vespers in Salzburg: mysticism, might and musical mastery

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Laura Servidei, 07 Jun

Gianluca Capuano leads Les Musiciens du Prince and Il Canto d’Orfeo in a spectacular rendition of Monteverdi’s masterpiece at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival.

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