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Period: Baroque

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New York CityHere Let Me Forever Dwell

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Purcell
Jeffrey Grossman; Jolle Greenleaf; Tenet Vocal Artists

AmsterdamDuo Zeffiretti: sopranista Maayan Licht and harpsichordist Guy Maori

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Handel, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Bach
Maayan Licht; Guy Maori

ZurichWandelkonzert

© Michel Bumann ZKO
Purcell, Tabakova, Suter, Berio, Sibelius, Finnis, Albinoni, Schubert, Vasks
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Simon Wiener

LondonJosè Maria Lo Monaco / Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri

Wigmore Hall
Conti, Scarlatti, Fux, Marcello, Porpora, Hasse, Haydn
Orchestra Ghislieri; Giulio Prandi; Josè Maria Lo Monaco; Coro Ghislieri

LondonPlaying with Fire: Yuja Wang

Playing with Fire installation © Clément Deneux
Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bach, Liszt, Prokofiev, Brahms, Chopin
Pre-recorded avatar of Yuja Wang, Piano

LondonRidout / Clément / Lai / Lipman / Ringstad / Kovalev / Baillieu

Wigmore Hall
Bach, Benjamin, Bridge, Bowen, Tertis, Ravel, Moskowski, Kraggerud, Dale
Timothy Ridout; Hélène Clément; Ting-Ru Lai; Matthew Lipman

BrnoCollegium 1704

National Theatre Brno
Palestrina, Křižkovský, Janáček, Bach
Collegium 1704; Václav Luks; Collegium Vocale 1704

ViennaCamerata Classica

Musikverein Wien
Haydn, Mozart, Vivaldi
Camerata Classica; Lucia Hall
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Opera Lafayette unearths a delicious surprise from Rameau's Versailles

Elizabeth Sutphen (Venus) © Steven Pisano, Courtesy of Opera Lafayette
Staging the 1748 version of Rameau’s opera-ballet Les Surprises de l'Amour for the first time in over 250 years, Opera Lafayette delivers sweet music, vibrant dance and cohesive acting.
*****
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Herheim’s new La Calisto premieres at the Staatsoper Berlin

Vera-Lotte Boecker (Calisto) and Milan Siljanov (Giove) © Bernd Uhlig
In a co-production with MusikTheater an der Wien, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden presents Cavalli's La Calisto in a quirky, vibrant new vest tailored by conductor Christina Pluhar and director Stefan Herheim.
****1
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Roderick Williams shines in charity choral celebration

Roderick Williams © Theo Williams
A mythopoetic Roderick Williams leads Celoniatus and Cambridge University students in a joyful charity concert, in the Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge.
***11
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London Philharmonic Orchestra: Radiance in name and nature

Christian Tetzlaff and Karina Canellakis © Marc Gascoigne
The UK premiere of Dai Fujikura's Radiance appears alongside Elgar and Beethoven, conducted by Karina Canellakis.
*****
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Ashton anchors triple bill at ABT’s An Elegy and a Dream

Thomas Forster and SunMi Park in Trio Élégiaque © Steven Pisano
“The course of true love never did run smooth...” A fantastic triple bill from American Ballet Theatre which included Ashton’s magical The Dream.
****1
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Compelling Rachmaninov from Karina Canellakis with Pittsburgh Symphony

Karina Canellakis © Marco Borggreve
Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances brings colorful, compelling playing as Karina Canellakis makes her Pittsburgh Symphony debut in a program of strikingly varied musical styles.
***11
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Mourning without borders: Figure at London’s Stone Nest

‘Mourn’ at Stone Nest © Valya Korabelnikova
Figure and Alkanna Graeca explore a shared vocabulary of lament, moving from Georgian and Epirotic songs to Monteverdi and Strozzi without a seam.
*****
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Bach Collegium Japan reveals the Brandenburg Concertos’ rich variety

Masato Suzuki © Marco Borggreve
Bach Collegium Japan brings rhythmic vitality and instrumental colour to the six Brandenburg Concertos in Dublin, with thrilling harpsichord virtuosity tempered by occasional intonation difficulties.
****1
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