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Handel through Mozart’s eyes: Handel Hendrix House offers us a chance to see Mozart studying Handel's music. My preview:
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Handel through Mozart’s eyes: Handel Hendrix House offers us a chance to see Mozart studying Handel's music
Handel through Mozart’s eyes: Handel Hendrix House offers us a chance to see Mozart studying Handel's music
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February 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Britain's longest-established string quartet? Sacconi Quartet celebrates 25 years with the line-up unchanged, with gala at Wigmore Hall featuring Freya Waley-Cohen premiere. My preview:
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Britain's longest-established string quartet? Sacconi Quartet celebrates 25 years with the line-up unchanged
Britain's longest-established string quartet? Sacconi Quartet celebrates 25 years with the line-up unchanged
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February 18, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Shake Up & Smell the Rain featuring children from Belham Primary school on Alex Paxton's new album, Candyfolk Space Drum on Jonah records. My spotlight:
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Shake Up & Smell the Rain featuring children from Belham Primary school on Alex Paxton's new album, Candyfolk Space Drum
Shake Up & Smell the Rain featuring children from Belham Primary school on Alex Paxton's new album, Candyfolk Space Drum
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February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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saw this last night - an excellent production. But only 3 performances, and all sold out. Hope ENO will revive it soon.
February 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Epic Theatre? ENO's incoming music director, André de Ridder at the helm for Brecht & Weill's tricky piece of operatic music theatre, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. #ENOMahoganny My review:
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Epic Theatre? ENO's incoming music director, André de Ridder at the helm for Brecht & Weill's tricky piece of operatic music theatre, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Epic Theatre? Opera review: ENO's incoming music director, André de Ridder at the helm for Brecht & Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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February 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Sir Alexander Gibson: Scottish Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Royal Conservatoire of Scotland come together to celebrate his centenary. My article:
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Sir Alexander Gibson: Scottish Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Royal Conservatoire of Scotland come together to celebrate his centenary
Sir Alexander Gibson: Scottish Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Royal Conservatoire of Scotland come together to celebrate his centenary
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February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Violinist (and media sensation) Esther Abrami celebrates International Women's Day at Institut français in London. My preview:
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Violinist (and media sensation) Esther Abrami celebrates International Women's Day at Institut français
Violinist (and media sensation) Esther Abrami celebrates International Women's Day at Institut français
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February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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A lightness of touch yet shot through with seriousness: a new Marriage of Figaro at Opera North directed by Louisa Muller, conductor Valentina Peleggi with Liam James Karai, James Newby, Hera Hyesang Park, Gabriella Reyes, Frances Gregory. My opera review:
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A lightness of touch yet shot through with seriousness: a new Marriage of Figaro at Opera North with an engaging sense of ensemble
A lightness of touch yet shot through with seriousness: a new Marriage of Figaro at Opera North directed by Louisa Muller, conductor Valentina Peleggi
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February 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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The power of the ordinary: Phyllida Lloyd's wonderful, stripped-back version of Britten's Peter Grime revived at Opera North with a fully rounded performance from John Findon as Grimes & Philippa Boyle as Ellen. My opera review:
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The power of the ordinary: Phyllida Lloyd's wonderful, stripped-back version of Britten's Peter Grime revived at Opera North with a fully rounded performance from John Findon as Grimes
The power of the ordinary - review: Phyllida Lloyd's stripped-back version of Britten's Peter Grime at Opera North with John Findon & Philippa Boyle
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February 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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Up close & personal: Manchester Collective's Sky with the Four Suns with Pärt, Purcell, Britten, Mica Levi, Jasmine Morris, John Luther Adams at St Martin in the Fields. My review:
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Sky with the Four Suns: we get up close and personal with Manchester Collective in the Crypt at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Up close & personal - review: Manchester Collective's Sky with the Four Suns - Pärt, Purcell, Britten, Mica Levi, Jasmine Morris, John Luther Adams
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February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Tosca in Oxford: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra launches new opera company with Sir Bryn Terfel as artistic director & Marios Papadopoulos as conductor. My article:
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Tosca in Oxford: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra launches new opera company with Sir Bryn Terfel as artistic director
Tosca in Oxford: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra launches new opera company with Sir Bryn Terfel as artistic director
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February 13, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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Miracles & Mysteries: the 2026 Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival with The Tallis Scholars, Pres de votre oreille, The Telling, Pseudonym, Intesa duo, Rune and The Bellot Ensemble. My preview:
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Miracles & Mysteries: the 2026 Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival
Miracles & Mysteries: the 2026 Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival
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February 12, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Deidamia, Messiah, 20 years of the festival orchestra: International Handel Festival Göttingen 2026. My preview:
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Deidamia, Messiah, 20 years of the festival orchestra: International Handel Festival Göttingen 2026
Deidamia, Messiah, 20 years of the festival orchestra: International Handel Festival Göttingen 2026
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February 11, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Alice's Adventures Underground, Puccini's Golden Girls & masterclass with Louise Alder: Opera Holland Park's Opera in Song returns. My preview:
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Alice's Adventures Underground, Puccini's Golden Girls & masterclass with Louise Alder: Opera Holland Park's Opera in Song returns
Alice's Adventures Underground, Puccini's Golden Girls & masterclass with Louise Alder: Opera Holland Park's Opera in Song returns
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February 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Fantastical & surreal: Thaddeus Strassberger's vision of Berlioz' Benvenuto Cellini at La Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels anchored by a heroic performance from tenor John Osborn, conductor Alain Altinoglu. My opera review:
www.planethugill.com/2026/02/fant...
Fantastical & surreal: Thaddeus Strassberger's vision of Berlioz' Benvenuto Cellini in Brussels anchored by a heroic performance from tenor John Osborn
Fantastical & surreal: Thaddeus Strassberger's vision of Berlioz' Benvenuto Cellini in Brussels anchored by a heroic performance from John Osborn
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February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Hyperion Records celebrates The Romantic Piano Concerto with two 50 CD boxed sets. 235 works, 185 of them piano concertos, from Moskowski and Paderewski to Reinecke and Sauer and much else besides. My article:
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Hyperion Records celebrates The Romantic Piano Concerto with two 50 CD boxed sets
Hyperion Records celebrates The Romantic Piano Concerto with two 50 CD boxed sets
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February 7, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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In case you missed it - January on Planet Hugill: Pianists in Lucerne, overlooked Elgar, Arensky songs, forgotten Goldmark, Verdi in Florida. My e-newsletter via Mailchimp:
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January on Planet Hugill: Pianists in Lucerne, overlooked Elgar, Arensky songs, forgotten Goldmark, Verdi in Florida
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February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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The vision of a healthier, higher-achieving future: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's work with In Harmony Liverpool Philharmonic recognised by Association of British Orchestras with their Impact Award. My article:
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The vision of a healthier, higher-achieving future: In Harmony Liverpool Philharmonic recognised by Association of British Orchestras with their Impact Award
In Harmony Liverpool Philharmonic recognised by Association of British Orchestras with their Impact Award
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February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Ethel Smyth's String Trio on Solaire records: Trio d'Iroise draw our focus onto this neglected piece. My record review:
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Ethel Smyth's String Trio on Solaire records: Trio d'Iroise draw our focus onto this neglected piece
Ethel Smyth's String Trio on Solaire records: Trio d'Iroise draw our focus onto this neglected piece
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February 6, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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A Child's Dream: pianist Alexandra Dariescu's 10th album, on Signum Classics with Academy of St Martin in the Fields, launched at the Romanian Cultural Institute. My article:
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A Child's Dream: pianist Alexandra Dariescu's 10th album, on Signum Classics, launched at the Romanian Cultural Institute
A Child's Dream: pianist Alexandra Dariescu's 10th album, on Signum Classics, launched at the Romanian Cultural Institute
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February 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Anonymous no more: Seven uncredited 16th century works from a choirbook created in Arundel & now residing in Lambeth, here given voice for the first time by the Iken Scholars & Matthew Dunn on Rubicon Classics. My record review:
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Anonymous no more: Seven uncredited 16th century works from a choirbook created in Arundel & now residing in Lambeth, here given voice for the first time
Anonymous no more: seven uncredited works from a choirbook created in Arundel & now residing in Lambeth, here given voice for the first time
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February 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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200 singers, 25 nationalities: Edinburgh Royal Choral Union joins forces with the Brussels Choral Society for Poulenc & Bruckner under Michael Bawtree at Usher Hall, Edinburgh with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera & Sòlas Ensemble. My preview:
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200 singers, 25 nationalities: Edinburgh Royal Choral Union joins forces with the Brussels Choral Society for Poulenc & Bruckner in Edinburgh
200 singers, 25 nationalities: Edinburgh Royal Choral Union joins forces with Brussels Choral Society for Poulenc & Bruckner in Edinburgh
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February 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Rhapsodies and Variations: the current cohort of LSO Conservatoire Scholars show what they are capable of in their showcase recital at LSO St Luke's. My article:
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Rhapsodies and Variations: the current cohort of LSO Conservatoire Scholars show what they are capable of in their showcase recital at LSO St Luke's
Rhapsodies and Variations: the current cohort of LSO Conservatoire Scholars show what they are capable of in their showcase recital at LSO St Luke's
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February 3, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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From classical to contemporary music: the Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam at Muziekgebouw punches well above its weight. Tony's review:
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Presenting an incredible series of concerts ranging from classical to contemporary music, the Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam punches well above its weight to the delight of its admiring internationa...
From classical to contemporary music - review, the Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam at Muziekgebouw punches well above its weight
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February 2, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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125 years young: Wigmore Hall celebrates its anniversary with two weeks of goodies from Igor Levit & Lisa Davidsen to Rhiannon Giddens & Stockhausen's Stimmung. My article:
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125 years young: Wigmore Hall celebrates its anniversary with two weeks of goodies from Igor Levit & Lisa Davidsen to Rhiannon Giddens & Stockhausen's Stimmung
125 years young: Wigmore Hall celebrates its anniversary with two weeks of goodies from Igor Levit & Lise Davidsen to Rhiannon Giddens & Stockhausen
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February 2, 2026 at 9:40 AM