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LPO/Gardner/Ólafsson review – fierce Brahms and a rich Waley-Cohen premiere

Vikingur Ólafsson’s performance of Brahms’s first piano concerto was the evening’s main attraction, but those who left at the interval missed the world premiere of Freya Waley-Cohen’s ambitious and rich Mother Tongue

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Joyce DiDonato sings Berlioz review – you could almost feel the asp’s poison seeping into her veins

The mezzo-soprano’s hair-raising performance of The Death of Cleopatra was a tour de force, a suitable curtain-raiser for the LPO’s new season, with Edward Gardner and orchestra on fine form

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Prom 23: Benjamin Grosvenor/LPO/Gardner review – heroically committed extreme pianism

Grosvenor’s special performance of Busoni’s Piano Concerto made vivid its sheer profusion of musical ideas and ferociously difficult solo part with immense skill

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Götterdämmerung review – Jurowski’s six-year completion of Wagner’s Ring cycle was well worth the wait

Jurowski’s attention to detail across four-and-a-half hours brought the darkness of Wagner’s score thrillingly to life

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Gardner/LPO review – tautly controlled Tippett, and whoops for Seong-Jin Cho’

The starry Korean pianist’s account of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto was joyous and compelling, while Gardner made a persuasive case for Tippett’s divisive second symphony

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Dance Reimagined review – LPO and Wayne McGregor are a dream team, but AI lets them down

Tonight’s Tania León premiere and reconceptualised Szymanowski ballet made a heady combination, with no need for technical trickery

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Philharmonia/LPO review – brilliant new piano concertos by Dessner and Coll

Bryce Dessner’s ebullient concerto, equal parts rock and Reich, was dazzlingly performed by Alice Sara Ott and the Philharmonia, while Francisco Coll’s glinting, flamenco-tinged piece had its world premiere with the LPO and Javier Perianes

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LPO/Heyward review – Mutter makes Hollywood legend’s Violin Concerto sparkle and fizz

Anne-Sophie Mutter gave the UK premiere of John Williams’ second Violin Concerto in a concert of the US composer’s music that placed the violin front and centre

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LPO/Rachlin/Mäkelä review – a powerful performance of Shostakovich, Mahler and Larcher

Violinist Julian Rachlin delivered a knockout concerto, while 27-year-old Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä drove the orchestra hard and fast

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LPO/Gardner review – Brett Dean provides tantalising prelude to cool Mahler

World premiere of this extract from Dean’s ‘planned opera’ was full of vivid colour and ear-catching textures. The Mahler that followed was stylish and unsentimental

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LPO/Adès review – composer’s finest stage work sea-changes into something rich not strange

Thomas Adès’ Tempest symphony proved a shapely and gorgeous précis of his 2004 opera in a concert conducted by the composer himself

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LPO/Gardner review – magical outing for Tippett’s ‘unplayable’ piano concerto

Coleridge-Taylor’s stately, long-lost Solemn Prelude and a crisp, exploratory interpretation of Elgar’s first symphony completed a trio of English compositions

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Surge in number of dolphin deaths sparks call for halt to Atlantic fishing

Biologists and animal rights activists have called for a temporary halt to fishing off the French Atlantic coast as hundreds of fatally injured dolphins wash up on the nation's beaches.

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France’s refusal to ban Sunday hunting angers anti-hunt campaigners

Tougher sentences to be imposed for those causing accidents but alcohol ban dismissed as ‘laughable’

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The week in classical: It’s a Wonderful Life; A Child of Our Time; IMS Prussia Cove – review

ENO’s warm-hearted production of Jake Heggie’s operatic take on the classic Frank Capra film is full of poignant ironies

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A Child of our Time/Serenade to Music, LPO/Gardner at the Royal Festival Hall concert review - inspired

These two pieces are rarely played together but it turned out to work perfectly

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LPO/Manze review – Vaughan Williams’s beauty, and disturbing power, to the fore

The London Philiharmonic began its 150th tribute with beloved gems before unleashing the composer’s mighty Ninth Symphony – with a trip into Tom Coult’s luscious Pleasure Garden on the way

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The Midsummer Marriage review – Tippett’s heady mix has the recording it deserves

Gardner captures perfectly the overflowing exuberance of Tippett’s score, with Toby Spence and Jennifer France an ideal Jack and Bella

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Jurowski Conducts Stravinsky Vol 1 review – rich early work and a terrifying Rite

Stravinsky’s famous ballets The Firebird and The Rite of Spring are balanced on this impressive live set with valuable lesser-known pieces

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LPO/Gardner review – timely celebration of the brilliance of Oliver Knussen

The LPO’s celebration of the late composer included a superbly assured performance of his Horn Concerto by the 19-year-old Annemarie Federle, a last-minute replacement. Glittering Ravel and sequences from Britten’s only ballet followed.

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LPO/Gardner/Gerhardt review – tour de force playing in remarkable UK premiere

Brett Dean’s Cello Concerto was played with tremendous virtuosity by Alban Gerhardt, emphasising the music’s compelling nature

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Renée Fleming/LPO review – superstar soprano is unforgettable

This ‘gala evening’ with Fleming was breathtakingly intimate, though the London Philharmonic, under Enrique Mazzola, deserved equal credit in this strange programme of Dvořák, Verdi and Strauss

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SoundState: LPO/Edward Gardner review – a compelling musical journey

Rebecca Saunders’ concerto was the highlight of an opening night that also included Missy Mazzoli and the last major work by George Walker

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LPO/Canellakis at the Royal Festival Hall review: An excellent team in the making

The New York-born conductor showcased a genuine rapport with one of Europe’s finest orchestras

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