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Review – English Baroque Soloists with Marc Minkowski and the Labèque sisters
The English Baroque Soloists wow London with a rip-roaring rollercoaster ride around some of Mozart’s deliciously complex works.
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Smashing Aurora Orchestra Carnival concerts teased on social media
Aurora’s forthcoming Carnival of the Animals theatrical performance at Southbank Centre is much-anticipated — the first in a series of performances also visiting Bury St Edmunds and Snape Maltings. The billing for the characteristically convention-busting concert states: “Specially commissioned for this production, Richard Ayres’ new work Dr Frompou’s Anatomical Study of an Orchestra tells the…
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Review – National Open Youth Orchestra reveals just how much we don’t see
NOYO kick off their four concert tour with a performance at Milton Court featuring young disabled and non-disabled musicians performing new music with enthusiasm and flair.
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BBC Proms 2025: the ‘world’s greatest classical music festival’ knows what it is
A grounded season returns to the core proposition, making the music speak for itself.