Classical Notes

Reflections on classical music, recordings and performances

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor's elegant Beethoven

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Benjamin Grosvenor & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Sarah Louis Bennett Yuriy Yurchuk (baritone) Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Royal ...
Monday, 26 January 2026

Aaron Azunda Akugbo impresses in Marsalis' Concerto for Trumpet, and the BPO give confident readings of classic Nyman film scores

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Aaron Azunda Akugbo, Joanna MacGregor & the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Frances Marshall Aaron Azunda Akugbo (trumpet) Joanna Mac...
Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Maturity of expression and astonishing virtuosity in Jaeden Izik-Dzurko's Wigmore Hall debut

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Jaeden Izik-Dzurko © Wigmore Hall/Darius Weinberg Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (piano) 7.30pm, Monday 15 December, 2025 Wigmore Hall , London ★ ★ ★ ★ ...
Tuesday, 9 December 2025

'A Fairytale Christmas' - the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra combine a Christmas favourite with unfamiliar treats

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Joanna MacGregor & the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Sarah-Lousie Burns Alise Siliņa (accordion) Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Brig...
Friday, 28 November 2025

Beth Taylor’s commanding Sea Pictures the highlight of the LPO’s all-Elgar evening

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Beth Taylor, Edward Gardner & the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan Photography Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano) Edward Gardner (c...
Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Giltburg and Foster celebrate the Philharmonia’s 80th birthday with a punchy piano-fest

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Philharmonia Orchestra © Luca Migliore Boris Giltburg (piano) Lawrence Foster (conductor) The Philharmonia   7.30pm, Monday 17 November 20...
Monday, 10 November 2025

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra strings excel, with expressive Britten from Padmore & Watkins, and exciting MacMillan from MacGregor

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Joanna MacGregor & the BPO strings © Frances Marshall Mark Padmore (tenor) Alexei Watkins (horn) Joanna MacGregor (piano/conductor) B...
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