The BBC Singers at full throttle at Milton Court

By Nick Boston, 27 February 2026

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“the BBC Singers were impressively on top of its challenge”

Reviewed at Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Milton Court Concert Hall, London on 26 February 2026

MacMillan, Who are these angels?

Shaw, To the Hands

Weir, My Guardian Angel

Rautavaara, Die Erste Elegie

Howells, Hymnus Paradisi (orch. Iain Farrington)

Albert Soriano, Tenor

Emma Tring, Soprano

Iain Farrington, Organ

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Strings of the BBC Concert Orchestra

Sofi Jeannin, Conductor

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An unlikely pairing opens Grange Park Opera's season, the two works united by the dominant central character of each opera – Sir Bryn Terfel.

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BBCCO thrills in an evening of Sibelius and his Swedish neighbours

Susannah Moody, 17th March

A study of landscapes, freedom and love from the Anna-Maria Helsing and BBC Concert Orchestra, plus the world premiere of a Trinidadian concerto for orchestra.

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Mystics and magicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC Proms

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Music from different genres, for the big and small screens, sit side by side in an evening of music that ignites and enchants the imagination.

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Over the top: revamped Tosca returns to the Theatre in the Woods

Mark Pullinger, 10th June

Stephen Medcalf gingers up Grange Park Opera’s staging with some deft directorial touches… even if Tosca is denied her final leap.

***11

Mari Samuelsen radiant in Pärt and Vasks with the BBC CO

Chris Garlick, 26th February

The Norwegian violinist performs a trio of contemporary works in an evening that concludes with Einojuhani Rautavaara's Angel of Light.

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Polished Glass from Mari Samuelsen at the Southbank Centre

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Philip Glass' Violin Concerto draws a big crowd to the Southbank Centre for an evening with the BBC Concerto Orchestra packed with music by contemporary composers.

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.