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GloucesterSongs of the Sea
Mendelssohn, Wood, Elgar, Sumsion, McDowall, Stanford
Philharmonia Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins; Roderick Williams; Three Choirs Festival Chorus
GlasgowHarrison Birtwistle's The Second Mrs Kong
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins; Victoria Newlyn; John Findon; Anna Dennis; Sir John Tomlinson
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The Nash Ensemble celebrates Amelia Freedman at Wigmore Hall
This Memorial Concert, given by the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall, unites both the group and the venue closely associated with Amelia Freedman’s distinguished career as an arts administrator.
UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance
Wolfe's climate-change oratorio, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, already feels out of date.
Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins conducts MacMillan’s Confession of Isobel Gowdie, BBCSSO founder Ian Whyte’s forgotten Violin Concerto with Stephanie Gonley, and a memorable Rachmaninov 2.
Total Immersion with Boulez at the Barbican
A BBC day of talks and concerts yields delight and revelation in equal measure.
Nash Inventions: a sonic feast for six decades
Martyn Brabbins and Claire Booth are among the Nash Ensemble's regular collaborators celebrating the group’s 60th Anniversary, marked by four world premieres.
The Makropulos Affair defies the march of time
Orla Boylan’s creation oozes charisma and reeks of entitlement, driven to emotional cruelty by the lassitude of a life too-long lived.