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Classical music: Fiona Maddocks’s 10 best concerts and operas of 2022

Excellence and perilous funding went hand in hand, Salome sizzled, a piano great led the way, and India and Italy became musical neighbours

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Philharmonia/Shani review – fast-rising conductor shapes and steers Mahler’s monster

Lahav Shani favoured excitement over weight in his reading of Mahler’s sixth symphony, while Lisa Batiashvili’s exceptional virtuosity added depth to Sibelius’s Violin Concert

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Harding review – gorgeous Mahler with expressionist edge

Daniel Harding led a modernist interpretation of Mahler’s Ninth full of fierce drama, eloquence and intensity, in the orchestra’s thrilling return to this hall

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‘It’s OK to take risks in concerts because there it’s safe to do so’: Conductor Daniel Harding on his double life as an airline pilot

He’s been on the podium with the world’s leading orchestras but, he says, his new parallel career flying for Air France has taught him things he never learned in 30 years of music making

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: The Marriage of Figaro; Mahler Symphony No 8 review – phenomenal

Mozart’s divine comedy is a shimmering feast for Glyndebourne, while Mahler’s epic symphony brings joy and redemption to a packed Royal Albert Hall

The Guardian - UK

Hans Rott, Symphony No 1/Mahler review – friends but not equals

His friend Mahler called him a genius, but there’s little in this recording – fine though it is – of Rott’s first symphony to persuade us of that

The Guardian - UK

RPO/Petrenko review – Mahler’s grand and imposing 8th sounds as if it belongs here

Vasily Petrenko and the huge forces required for this choral symphony navigated the score with agility and conviction, but the dramatic connection remained elusive

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Why classical conductor 'Tár' was the most terrifying role of Cate Blanchett's iconic career

Cate Blanchett has played her share of formidable characters, rulers who could bring mere mortals to their knees with a single icy stare: Queen Elizabeth I in "Elizabeth," Galadriel in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the goddess Hela in "Thor: Ragnarok."

Los Angeles Times

Prom 66: BBCSO/Canellakis review – Jolas puts her tongue in her cheek

Betsy Jolas’s bTunes is a witty ode to our attention-sapping times, while Karina Canellakis commanded Mahler’s First Symphony with an expressive and sharply etched performance

The Guardian - UK

Prom 62: Berlin Phil/Petrenko review – sinister magic marks a concert of startling brilliance

Petrenko proved his mastery of Mahler’s Seventh yet again as he brought out its lurking ambiguity in a performance that hovered between dream and nightmare

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Berg: Violin Concerto; Three Orchestral Pieces review – an idiomatic and accomplished collection

Conductor Andrew Davis and warm-toned soloist James Ehnes vividly connect Berg’s early music to his later scores and the composers who were his models

The Guardian - UK

How the Pittsburgh Symphony's librarian manages 1,200 pounds of sheet music during its European tour

ESSEN, Germany — For the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, another day in Europe means yet another rehearsal.

Tribune News Service

BBC Proms 2022: Prom 49 Simon Rattle conducts Mahler review – life affirming

A night that will not easily be forgotten

Evening Standard

Prom 31: Ulster Orch/Rustioni review – ravishing and mesmerising

Daniele Rustioni and his orchestra brought accuracy and beauty to Wagner, Mahler and Schumann, while soprano Louise Alder’s account of Strauss’s Four Last Songs was deeply moving

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The week in classical: Mavra/Pierrot lunaire; LSO/ Tilson Thomas; Gabrieli/ McCreesh

Covent Garden’s future stars make the most of a tricky double bill

Evening Standard

BBC Proms 2022 highlights: the best concerts to book at the London festival, from the Gaming Prom to Yuja Wang

Our critic picks the best of a bumper crop of Proms gigs to book now

Evening Standard

LSO and Michael Tilson Thomas at the Barbican review: an explosive, defiant show

The conductor showed no diminishment in his powers in this show that felt like it nearly blew the roof off the Barbican

Bangkok Post

Siam Sinfonietta to perform Mahler's 4th

Siam Sinfonietta under the baton of Somtow Sucharitkul will return to the Ballroom of Banyan Tree Bangkok for a performance of Mahler's Symphony No.4 on Sunday starting at 7.30pm.

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A night to remember in Phuket

When I think of Phuket, I think about the beach -- nearby Koh Phi Phi with swimsuit and G-string clad partying 20-somethings trying to experience every excitement that life has to offer. That was until I was fortunate enough to attend the sold-out gala and premiere performance of the new…

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Zagreb Philharmonic/Latham-Koenig review – Croatian visitors bring energy and charm

In their first UK tour in almost 50 years, the Zagreb Philharmonic prsented music by their countrywoman Dora Pejačević alongside Mahler and Sibelius

Evening Standard

Joyce DiDonato: Eden at Barbican Hall review: seeds of hope in a blighted world

The superstar soprano is touring this nature-focused show to five continents

The Guardian - UK

Classical home listening: Joyce DiDonato’s Eden; Coco Tomita’s Origins

Spanning Ives and Mahler to Rachel Portman, the mezzo-activist hits nature’s reset button; the BBC young violinist’s debut is a winner; plus, a great Opera on 3

The Guardian - UK

Hallé/Elder review – Elder’s measured passion unleashes Mahler’s magic

Mahler’s huge Third Symphony marked a triumphant opening of the Hallé’s spring season

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John Mitchinson obituary

Tenor who sang Wagner’s Tristan under Reginald Goodall, Beethoven and Mahler at the Proms, and many rarer works

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