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Hallé/Wigglesworth review – British composer debuts an outstanding Magnificat

Ryan Wigglesworth composes a finessed Monteverdi Magnificat with the elegant, expansive assistance of wife and soprano Sophie Bevan and a virtuosic choir

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

The week in classical: Siemens Hallé international conductors competition; LSO/ Hannigan; Turandot – review

A trio of young conductors vie for a job with the Hallé; Barbara Hannigan takes Mahler at his word; and Antonio Pappano makes a thriller of Puccini’s final opera

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023

Stemme/Svensson review – a battle-scarred voice and an ungiving pianist

The great soprano was as expressively generous as ever but Nina Stemme was ill-served by her duo partner Magnus Svensson in this recital that featured Mahler and Wagner at its centre

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

CBSO/Madaras review – tumultuous, multi-faceted symphonies by Larcher and Mahler

Symphony Hall, BirminghamThe City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra delivered a fierce Thomas Larcher’s piece and some idyllic Mahler as part of its belated centenary bonanza

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

Tár – an exploration of the flawed musicians behind decadent music

Tár (2022) follows superstar conductor Lydia Tár, played by Cate Blanchett, as she conducts the Berlin Philharmonic (represented in the film by the Dresden Philharmonic) in a much-anticipated performance of Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023

The best new music to look forward to in 2023

Yo La Tengo, Billy Nomates, Låpsley and Paramore have hotly anticipated albums due out – while the BBCSO puts on an Everest opera and Simon Rattle waves goodbye to the Barbican

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2022

Classical music: Fiona Maddocks’s 10 best concerts and operas of 2022

Excellence and perilous funding went hand in hand, Salome sizzled, a piano great led the way, and India and Italy became musical neighbours

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Philharmonia/Shani review – fast-rising conductor shapes and steers Mahler’s monster

Lahav Shani favoured excitement over weight in his reading of Mahler’s sixth symphony, while Lisa Batiashvili’s exceptional virtuosity added depth to Sibelius’s Violin Concert

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Harding review – gorgeous Mahler with expressionist edge

Daniel Harding led a modernist interpretation of Mahler’s Ninth full of fierce drama, eloquence and intensity, in the orchestra’s thrilling return to this hall

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

‘It’s OK to take risks in concerts because there it’s safe to do so’: Conductor Daniel Harding on his double life as an airline pilot

He’s been on the podium with the world’s leading orchestras but, he says, his new parallel career flying for Air France has taught him things he never learned in 30 years of music making

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022