Review: Sibelius: The 7 Symphonies (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste)
Finnish maestro and orchestra impress deeply on home turf.
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
Finnish maestro and orchestra impress deeply on home turf.
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A century of French and Australian flute music persuasively played.
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The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
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Taylor brings out the many colours of the 20th-century harpsichord concerto.
The German baritone on the inspiration of Bryn Terfel and the value of simplicity in Schubert.
Unique conjunction of classical and folk guaranteed to set the spirits soaring.
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The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
This month we feature Samuel Hasselhorn in a Rolls-Royce Schubert recital, Mendelssohn from Leipzig, new music by Paul Stanhope and Carl Vine, and a Ring Cycle from Dallas.