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Forged in Sound: Heavy Metal Orchestrated review – hard-rocking mashup rides the lightning

Suzi Quatro, Mr Lordi and Alison Mosshart joined the Philharmonia in a setlist spanning Wagner and Metallica – with conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali flexing his rock-drummer skills

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From strads to shreds and Vivaldi to Van Halen, classical and heavy metal are a natural pairing

With ear-splitting excess, flamboyant virtuosity and a talent for transgression, where classical music has led, metal has followed. Let’s hope the Philharmonia’s Metal Orchestrated concert turns it up to 11

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Philharmonia/Alsop/Weilerstein review – tricky acoustic mutes the sonic drama

Weilerstein gave a virtuosic account of Gabriela Ortiz’s Grammy-winning Cello Concerto in a concert hall whose dry acoustic made things challenging at times

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Philharmonia/ Schwarz/ Ólafsson review – a masterclass in pianissimo

Marking György Kurtág’s 100th birthday, Elena Schwarz and Víkingur Ólafsson led a programme of hushed intensity and fleeting ferocity

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Philharmonia/ Rouvali review – Fazil Say’s concerto sounds an urgent wakeup call

The UK premiere of the Turkish composer’s piano concerto Mother Earth was balanced with theatrical Sibelius and a sure-footed reading of Dvorak’s upbeat Eighth Symphony

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Battle of the Sexes review – tennis’s most famous match becomes kitschy, pacey opera

Tenor Nicky Spence was the comic ringleader in this all-singing all-dancing Hollywood-ready work that was anything but subtle

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Philharmonia/ Rouvali/ Ólafsson review – orchestra opens 80th celebrations with sparkle and style

Víkingur Ólafsson’s Beethoven was clear, contemplative and witty, in a concert that also featured Olivier Latry at the mighty RFH organ and a UK premiere from Gabriela Ortiz

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Järvi conducts Tüür and Stravinsky’s The Firebird review – brutality and balance from the Philharmonia

Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi kept the orchestra on its toes through the UK premiere of his countryman Erkki-Sven Tüür’s new cello concerto

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London Philharmonia violinist has 'priceless' instrument stolen from Canonbury pub by thief

David López Ibáñez, who plays in London’s prestigious Philharmonia Orchestra, said they were ‘devastated’ by theft of 300-year-old violin

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Philharmonia/Blomstedt review – the collective performance of a lifetime

The 97-year-old conductor led the Philharmonia – on exceptional form – in one of the finest performances of Mahler’s epic Ninth Symphony one is likely to hear.

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More endurance than you can shake a stick at: does conducting keep you young?

The 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt is in London today to conduct the Philharmonia. He is one of a very long line of maestros working well into old age

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Lawrence Power/Philharmonia/Salonen review – commitment and virtuosity in works old and brand new

Two concerts, including the UK premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s fiercely challenging Viola Concerto, showcased the versatility and communicative skills of Lawrence Power

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Philharmonia/Alsop review – contrasting voices of the complex Mahlers side by side

Symphonic Gustav and orchestrated songs by Alma Mahler – sung with exquisite poise by Sasha Cooke – combined in a programme conducted with warmth and care by Marin Alsop

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Philharmonia/Rouvali review – epic Nordic soundscapes of drama and disruption

Sibelius’s rarely programmed Kullervo closed a rich and varied programme of Nordic music in touch with nature

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Philharmonia/Soddy review – Strauss’s Nazi-tainted last opera ends Edinburgh international festival

Soprano Malin Byström stole the show in Capriccio, programmed as a celebration of EIF partnership with the late Sir Andrew Davis

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Wagner in Auckland: can performing a famously antisemitic composer hit the right note in 2024?

Whenever the music of Richard Wagner is performed, the composer’s famously antisemitic views come back into sharper focus. With a harrowing conflict in the Middle East and rising antisemitism elsewhere, the “Wagner question” is almost inevitable.

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James Loughran obituary

Conductor who won the inaugural Philharmonia competition and recorded Brahms with the Hallé and Beethoven with the London Symphony Orchestra

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Philharmonia/LPO review – brilliant new piano concertos by Dessner and Coll

Bryce Dessner’s ebullient concerto, equal parts rock and Reich, was dazzlingly performed by Alice Sara Ott and the Philharmonia, while Francisco Coll’s glinting, flamenco-tinged piece had its world premiere with the LPO and Javier Perianes

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Patricia Lynden obituary

Other lives: Superb flautist at a time when few women were to be found in major UK orchestras

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Anna Clyne/Philharmonia review – Martin Fröst delivers torrents of bravura

The clarinetist was utterly compelling for the premiere of Clyne’s Weathered while female composers showcased work inspired by American artists and poets

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The week in classical: In the Realms of Sorrow; Alexander’s Feast; Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Bloch – review

The raw, ravishing power of four solo cantatas is taken to the next level at the London Handel festival, while young star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason works overtime

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Philharmonia/Hrůša review – genteel beginnings cede to compelling drama

If his Dvořák felt a little bland, with Bartók and Strauss’s Dance of the Seven Veils, the Royal Opera’s music director designate gave London audiences a glimpse of the vivid excitement he can bring

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

Currie/Philharmonia/Francis review – Colin Currie leads impressive short works

The percussionist showed off complex polyrhythms from Luke Bedford and led an instrumental kaleidoscope by Philippe Hurel

The Guardian - UK

Philharmonia/Rouvali/Levit review – secure and clear-sighted Beethoven

The Emperor Concerto – at the centrepiece of this Philharmonia concert – became a moving tribute to the late Lars Vogt, and Anna Clyne’s lively triptych Color Field and Dvořák’s Seventh offered much to admire

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