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LPO/Edward Gardner review – Britten’s pacifist War Requiem lands with a bitterness and snarling irony

Three fine soloists were joined by the excellent Tiffin Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs alongside the London Philharmonic Choir and the London Symphony Chorus whose pianissimo singing left us with a much-needed glimpse of hope

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Lise Davidsen: Verdi album review – star soprano gives opera’s leading ladies radiant power and vulnerability

Focusing on five Verdian heroines (and anti-heroines), the soprano has chosen roles that fit her formidable vocal talents perfectly. Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra provide detailed accompaniment for these striking portraits

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

LPO/Tan Dun review – a full battery of drums, dramatic inhalations and hints of Mongolian throat singing

The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Beijing Olympics composer premieres his immediately appealing choral concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29

LPO/Kremer/Roslavets/Boreyko review – an evening of raw and uncompromising music

The darkness of Shostakovich’s Symphony No 13 and Schoenberg’s A Survivor From Warsaw had a haunting modern resonance

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Götterdämmerung review – Jurowski’s six-year completion of Wagner’s Ring cycle was well worth the wait

Jurowski’s attention to detail across four-and-a-half hours brought the darkness of Wagner’s score thrillingly to life

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024

We put together the ultimate Led Zeppelin IV covers album

Led Zeppelin IV reimagined by Van Halen, Heart, A Perfect Circle and more

Louder · Mar 31, 2024

The week in classical: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs; RPO/Petrenko; LPO/Mäkelä – review

Chart-topping Górecki becomes exquisite spectacle at ENO; Mahler’s Third is worth the wait; plus, the Finnish flourish of Klaus Mäkelä

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

‘The Sound of Music’ connect to ‘Music School’

Shriya Saran and Sharman Joshi’s Telugu-Hindi film ‘Music School’ directed by Paparao Biyyala will recreate three iconic songs from ‘The Sound of Music’

The Hindu · Apr 26, 2023