Reviews
The latest reviews of our performances
LPO at BBC Proms 4 September 2015
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- Published: 11 September 2015
This year’s LPO BBC Prom in a steamy Royal Albert Hall saw Vladimir Jurowski conduct Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture and Mitsuko Uchida as soloiost in Schoenberg’s rarely performed 20-minute Piano Concerto. But it was a powerfully bleak reading of Shostakovich Symphony No. 8, described by the composer as reflecting 'the terrible tragedy of the war', which moved the critics.
Available on the BBC iPlayer until Saturday 3 October in two parts:
Part 1
Part 2
Read the reviews below.
Glyndebourne 2015: Ravel reviews
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- Published: 20 August 2015
This year’s Glyndebourne Festival has the look of being a vintage year with the final production of a Ravel double bill keeping the standard high. The two short operas, L'heure espagnole and L'enfant et les sortilèges is conducted by Robin Ticciati, with Glyndebourne favourite Danielle de Niese starring as both the sex-staved Concepción in L’heure and the naughty boy in L’enfant.
Glyndebourne 2015: Britten reviews
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- Published: 07 July 2015
Britten's rarely performed The Rape of Lucretia arrived at Glyndebourne in July, and has received some excellent reviews so far. Conducted by Leo Hussain, and directed by Fiona Shaw, the production involves a chamber orchestra of just 13 players from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Glyndebourne 2015: Carmen reviews
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- Published: 12 June 2015
Following hot on Poliuto's heels in the 2015 Glyndebourne season came the perennial favourite, Bizet's Carmen (ends 11 July), conducted by Jakub Hrusa.
Glyndebourne 2015: Poliuto reviews
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- Published: 12 June 2015
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has been one of the resident bands at Glyndebourne for over 50 years. This season started with a little-known political Donizetti opera, Poliuto (ends 15 July), conducted by Enrique Mazzola.
Concert Reviews: 10 June 2015 Debut Sounds
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- Published: 12 June 2015
On 10 June, Debut Sounds celebrated the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s young talent programmes: LPO Young Composers and Foyle Future Firsts. Over the past year, members of both programmes have been supported by the Orchestra and its Education & Community Department to explore new ideas, learn new skills and work closely with the Orchestra’s musicians; the concert was the culmination of this work by some of the most exciting young musicians in classical music.
The young composers received advice and support from LPO Composer in Residence, Magnus Lindberg, who also conducted the four world premieres. His own work, Aventures, was also performed.
The four works were: Paulina Zalubska's Into the Darkness, Peter Longworth's Fiabe Cavalleresche (Knightly Fables), Sergio Cote's Type and Jonathan Brigg's Sinful Sinfonies.
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CD reviews: Bruckner 3 / Skrowaczewski
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- Published: 11 May 2015
Renowned Bruckner expert Stanisław Skrowaczewski conducts the Orchestra in the LPO's recent release of Bruckner's mighty Symphony No. 3.
The recording has been receiving some fantastic reviews – read on for details ...
