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★★★★★ LA CLEMENZA DI TITO #TheGrangeFestival - In concert, #Mozart's farewell opera burns bright, as #ChristopheRousset and his much-garlanded period ensemble #LesTalensLyriques blend near-comedic light with ravishing mellow wisdom, says @boydtonkin.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/opera/la-cle...
★★★★★ #DanishStringQuartet @wigmore-hall.org.uk - In astringent #Stravinsky and multi-faceted #Shostakovich, these were striking performances by a quartet with a strong sense of identity, says @bernardhughes.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
★★★★ SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE @swkplay.bsky.social
- A versatile ensemble of four brings the countercultural classic to life - @hallibee1.bsky.social responds to this engagingly slick account of #KurtVonnegut's eccentric vision #SoItGoesTheatre www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/slau...
As 'can we do it all again?' suggests, #SonnyFodera @sonnyfodera.bsky.social isn't tired of non-stop euphoria - the world-bestriding Australian house DJ hits all the right notes, albeit maybe too consistently, says @joemuggs.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/ca...
★★★★★ #DanishStringQuartet @wigmore-hall.org.uk - In astringent #Stravinsky and multi-faceted #Shostakovich, these were striking performances by a quartet with a strong sense of identity, says @bernardhughes.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
★★★★ Rich confrontations in a confined space: Don Carlo, Grange Park Opera is not much to look at, but good on the ear says Stephen Walsh www.theartsdesk.com/opera/don-ca...
★★★★ Indie & country gumbo raises smiles & stirs up a bit of nostalgia writes Guy Oddy at Ryland Caravan Festival 2026, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/ry...
★★★ A mixed bag from post-punk revivalists Deadletter, at Glasgow School of Art: Yorkshire sextet were exciting at times, but not consistently so says Jonathan Geddes www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/de...
★★★ Erupcja: Charli xcx seeks explosive love in Warsaw. The Brat star convinces in a freewheeling, nouvelle vague-ish Polish excursion writes Nick Hasted www.theartsdesk.com/film/erupcja...
★★★ Volume Two of 'Trumpets of Michel-Ange' makes a lively vehicle for Ibrahim Maalouf writes Mark Kidel www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/vo...
