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Orlando revisited: Olga Neuwirth’s Virginia Woolf adaptation comes to Berlin
© Jan Windszus Photography
Charisma without fanfare: spellbinding Gewandhausorchester in Vienna’s Musikverein
© Gewandhaus | Martin Seifert
Anna Netrebko gatecrashes Riccardo Chailly’s triumphant La Scala farewell
© Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Conviction, passion and clarity of vision: Sir Stephen Hough at Wigmore Hall
© The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2023
Lucas and Arthur Jussen: a virtuoso pairing at Prague Spring
© Prague Spring Festival | Václav Hodina
The Drover’s Wife brings Aboriginal Dreaming to opera audiences
© David Kelly
The Philadelphia Orchestra debuts Tyshawn Sorey’s static Piano Concerto
© Allie Ippolito
Dramatically tense double bill pairs Iolanta with Luonnotar at Finnish National Opera
© Emma Suominen
Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin
© Kerrie Sheedy | National Concert Hall
Praying for better: Richard Jones’ Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden
© RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
Tulsa Ballet at the Linbury: an unforgettable, punchy UK debut
© Kate Luber
Rituals of the radical: energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie
© Daniel Dittus
Reality television: ENO’s Angel’s Bone in Manchester
© Tristram Kenton
From movie music to moving music: Korngold and Mahler from the RPO
© Frances Marshall
Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring
© Petra Hajská
Razing expectations: Clara Yang’s immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds
© Austin Ruffer
Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious
© Erin Baiano
Redemption and a musical caffeine shot: Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna
© Antonia Wechner
An au courant odyssey with the Czech Philharmonic in Prague
© Petra Hajská
Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Caribbean-tinged Carmen
© Sunny Martini
The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet: dance like everybody’s watching
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Sir Thomas Allen’s Marriage of Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains
© Mihaela Bodlovic
Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham
© Craig Fuller
Anna Dowsley shines as Rossini’s Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide
© Andrew Beveridge
Echoes from the past: Kirill Petrenko’s ideal Pulcinella at the Philharmonie
© Lena Laine
Massenet’s Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging
© Michael Cooper
Royal Danish Ballet’s Lady Macbeth: Akram Khan works his magic again
© Camilla Winther
Russian Spring: Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé reunite in glorious style
© Alex Burns | The Hallé
Edward Gardner: quietly impressive in Chicago
© Todd Rosenberg Photography
Orlando revisited: Olga Neuwirth’s Virginia Woolf adaptation comes to Berlin
© Jan Windszus Photography
Charisma without fanfare: spellbinding Gewandhausorchester in Vienna’s Musikverein
© Gewandhaus | Martin Seifert
Anna Netrebko gatecrashes Riccardo Chailly’s triumphant La Scala farewell
© Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Conviction, passion and clarity of vision: Sir Stephen Hough at Wigmore Hall
© The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2023
Lucas and Arthur Jussen: a virtuoso pairing at Prague Spring
© Prague Spring Festival | Václav Hodina
The Drover’s Wife brings Aboriginal Dreaming to opera audiences
© David Kelly
The Philadelphia Orchestra debuts Tyshawn Sorey’s static Piano Concerto
© Allie Ippolito
Dramatically tense double bill pairs Iolanta with Luonnotar at Finnish National Opera
© Emma Suominen
Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin
© Kerrie Sheedy | National Concert Hall
Praying for better: Richard Jones’ Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden
© RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
Tulsa Ballet at the Linbury: an unforgettable, punchy UK debut
© Kate Luber
Rituals of the radical: energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie
© Daniel Dittus
Reality television: ENO’s Angel’s Bone in Manchester
© Tristram Kenton
From movie music to moving music: Korngold and Mahler from the RPO
© Frances Marshall
Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring
© Petra Hajská
Razing expectations: Clara Yang’s immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds
© Austin Ruffer
Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious
© Erin Baiano
Redemption and a musical caffeine shot: Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna
© Antonia Wechner
An au courant odyssey with the Czech Philharmonic in Prague
© Petra Hajská
Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Caribbean-tinged Carmen
© Sunny Martini
The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet: dance like everybody’s watching
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Sir Thomas Allen’s Marriage of Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains
© Mihaela Bodlovic
Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham
© Craig Fuller
Anna Dowsley shines as Rossini’s Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide
© Andrew Beveridge
Echoes from the past: Kirill Petrenko’s ideal Pulcinella at the Philharmonie
© Lena Laine
Massenet’s Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging
© Michael Cooper
Royal Danish Ballet’s Lady Macbeth: Akram Khan works his magic again
© Camilla Winther
Russian Spring: Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé reunite in glorious style
© Alex Burns | The Hallé
Edward Gardner: quietly impressive in Chicago
© Todd Rosenberg Photography
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