Reviews
The latest reviews of our performances
Concert Reviews: Karina Canellakis 19 & 22 January
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- Published: 24 January 2022

Our Principal Guest Conductor, Karina Canellakis, was back with us last week with two fabulous concerts. Here are some of the reviews.
Concert reviews: Jurowski conducts Racmaninoff 8 December
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- Published: 16 December 2021

Alina Ibragimova joined us last week for a performance of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No.1, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski; his first concert with us in his new role as Conductor Emeritus. The reviews are in and safe to say, it went down a treat…
Concert Reviews: Karina Canellakis 27 November & 1 December
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- Published: 10 December 2021

Our new Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis has been with us for two concerts recently which we loved. Here is what the press had to say.
Concert reviews: Christmas Oratorio 4 December 2021
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- Published: 06 December 2021

The UK premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio was met with a standing ovation from the Royal Festival Hall audience, and the critics loved it too…
Concert reviews: Seascapes and Visions 24 November 2021
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- Published: 26 November 2021

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä made his London debut with us this week, with an all French-programme. The buzz in the Royal Festival Hall was palpable and this was reflected in the press reviews.
Concert reviews: In Bluebeard's Castle 6 November 2021
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- Published: 08 November 2021

Our 2021/22 season continues with more fantastic reviews, this time for our performance of Bartók’s dark opera Bluebeard’s Castle, paired with the light of Haydn’s Symphony No. 90 and conducted by Principal Conductor Edward Gardner.