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Carmina BuranaEin deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op.45Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisGlagolitic MassLux aeternaMass in D Major "Missa solemnis”, Op.123Messa da RequiemMissa in C, "Coronation", K317Requiem in D minor, K626Schicksalslied: Song of Destiny for Chorus and Orchestra, Op.54See all...Upcoming eventsSee more...
LondonProm 44: Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D major
Debussy, Smyth
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Nardus Williams; Bethan Langford; Robert Murray; Božidar Smiljanić
GstaadRare symphonic gems – Beethoven 250 Lozakovich, Moreau, Babayan, Royal Philharmonic & Petrenko
Beethoven
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Dmitry Smirnov; Edgar Moreau; Sergei Babayan; Zürcher Sing-Akademie
EdinburghCzech Philharmonic 1
Dvořák, Martinů, Janáček
Czech Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov; Katia Labèque; Marielle Labèque; Evelina Dobračeva; Lucie Hilscherová
ThiréConcert aux chandelles – Jephté
Carissimi, Draghi
Paul Agnew; Lauren Lodge-Campbell; Natasha Schnur; Blandine de Sansal
LondonProm 50: The Sixteen perform Tallis’ Spem in alium
Plainsong, Tavener, Tallis, MacMillan, Tye, Górecki, Sheppard, Byrd
Harry Christophers; The Sixteen
Saint-Jean-de-LuzMartinů, Janáček
Martinů, Janáček
Czech Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov; Orfeón Donostiarra; Jose Antonio Sainz Alfaro; Katia Labèque; Marielle Labèque
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Paris 1913 brought to life by Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
Two works premiered in Paris in 1913 – Lili Boulanger's Faust et Hélène and Stravinsky The Rite of Spring – excite the Edinburgh International Festival audience... but spark no riots.
Transcendent programme from the BBCSO and Ryan Wigglesworth
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth were heaven-storming in Prom 33, offering celestial visions from Strauss and Holst.
Finally back indoors: a thrilling EIF opening concert
Sir Donald Runnicles led a vivid account of The Pines of Rome and an exciting yet thoughtful performance of Carmina Burana with three superb soloists.
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra offers a Requiem for itself
Amid an uncertain future for the Mostly Mozart Festival, conductor Louis Langrée led a fiery program that overflowed with rage rather than grief.
Bluebeard as psychothriller in Castellucci's mismatched double bill
Romeo Castellucci's intense production of Bartók's opera reaps its rewards in the performance under Teodor Currentzis, but Carl Orff's opera-oratorio De temporum fine comoedia feels little more than a drab filler.
A conflicted evening at the Three Choirs Festival
Elizabeth Watts gives an unforgettably powerful performance of Finzi’s Dies Natalis in an otherwise problematic concert, marred by Adrian Partington’s uncertain approach.