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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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Avalon Regal Theater: What’s up with old movie palace with glorious past?

Despite a history of nearly a century of cultural significance, the theater has sat mostly empty since 2003.

Chicago Sun-Times

Quirky, revelatory, intimate … the best classical releases of 2022

From live Tippett, locked-down Debussy and luminous Charles Koechlin to dazzling Szymanowski and dextrous Beethoven, we pick the outstanding releases of the past 12 months

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Gurrelieder review – Schoenberg’s soundworld thrills under Gardner’s baton

Conductor Edward Gardner opened the London Philharmonic’s season with a detailed and focused performance of Schoenberg’s formidable cantata.

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The week in classical: The Dream of Gerontius, Bach’s Mass in B minor and Nathan Laube at the Proms

Jamie Barton and Allan Clayton lead a dream Gerontius in a week of choral epics at the Proms. Elsewhere, deep listening and silence…

The Guardian - UK

Prom 59: The Dream of Gerontius review – outstanding Clayton helps create a season highlight

Edward Gardner conducted the London Philharmonic and the combined choirs of the LPO and Hallé to give a perfectly judged performance of Elgar’s great choral work

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical at the Edinburgh festival, from Salome to Madame Chandelier

The striptease is all Strauss’s in the Bergen Philharmonic’s expertly revealing Salome. Plus, the new-ish Takács Quartet, a theorbo moment and a sock-throwing night at the opera

The Guardian - UK

Bergen Phil/Gardner/Ólafsson review – crowd-pleasing but never dangerous

Edward Gardner led the orchestra in a controlled performance, with an exquisite but tentative Víkingur Ólafsson on piano

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Bank of England’s dire recession warning too ‘optimistic’ amid gas threat, economists say

‘If Russia were to completely cut supplies and we had a cold winter it would be a perfect storm’

The Independent UK

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.

The Guardian - UK

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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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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