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Review – Vikingur Ólafsson plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations at Bristol Beacon
Vikingur Olafsson performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations at Bristol Beacon—an intense, absorbing experience
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Review – Manchester Camerata’s Mozart Made in Manchester with Martin Owen
In Takács-Nagy, Martin Owen and Manchester Camerata’s concert at Stoller Hall there was an example of how leadership, trust, and musical detail converge to add to a quiet kind of revolution.
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Campaigning for music: UK orchestras go door to door in new audience drive
Free taster tickets offered to potential audience members across the UK, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.
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Preview – Three Choirs Festival 2025 – 26th July – 2nd August
Three Choirs Festival 2025 takes place in Hereford this July, featuring Roderick Williams, Olivier Latry, and rarely heard works by Howells and Coleridge-Taylor.