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2025

August

• 27: Riccardo Minasi, OAE, Louise Alder – Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro [Royal Albert Hall]
• 30: Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, Hilary Cronin, Hugh Cutting, Stuart Jackson – Handel: Alexander's Feast [Royal Albert Hall]

September

• 1: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers, Brindley Sherratt – Shostakovich: The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District [Royal Albert Hall]
• 8: Franz Welser‐Möst, WPh – Berg: Lulu Suite, Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 [Royal Albert Hall]
• 9: Franz Welser‐Möst, WPh – Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 [Royal Albert Hall]
• 9: Matthias Goerne, Maria João Pires – Schubert: Schwanengesang D 957 [Wigmore]
• 10: John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Anna Dennis, Hugh Cutting, Nicholas Mulroy, Marcus Farnsworth, Jessica Cale – Bach, J.S.: Matthäus-Passion [Wigmore]
• 11: Ilan Volkov, BBCSSO, Jess Dandy, Ashley Riches – Gabrieli/Maderna: In ecclesiis, Canzone a tre core, Stravinsky: Requiem Canticles, Brahms: Symphony No. 2 [Royal Albert Hall]
• 17: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic – Byström: A Walk to Beethoven, Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 [MediaCityUK Salford]
• 17: Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart: Violin Sonata K 526, Brahms: Violin Sonata op. 108, Shin: Winter Sonata, Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 [Wigmore]
• 19: Elisabeth Leonskaja – Mozart: Fantasia K 475, Shostakovich: Sonata op. 61, Schubert: Klavierstücke D 946, Fantasie D 760 [Wigmore]
• 21: Pablo Heras-Casado, ORR, Monteverdi Choir – Bach, J.S.: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225, Schubert: Symphony No. 5, Mozart: Requiem [St Martin-in-the-Fields]
• 30: Richard Goode – Beethoven: Sonatas opp. 90, 101, Bagatelles op. 126, Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze [Wigmore]

October

• 1, 2, 3: Mark Wigglesworth, BSO, Stephen Hough – Howard: The Butterfly Effect, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 [Lighthouse, Bristol Beacon, Anvil]
• 4: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO – Mahler: Symphony No. 9 [Barbican]
• 5: George Benjamin, London Sinfonietta, Michael Cox – Boulez: Mémoriale, ...explosante-fixe... [Queen Elizabeth Hall]
• 8, 9: Mark Wigglesworth, BSO, Claudia Boyle, Roderick Williams – Schubert: Symphony No. 8, Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie [Lighthouse, Exeter University Great Hall]
• 9, 12: Maxime Pascal, Hallé – Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier, Ibert: Flute Concerto, Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, Stravinsky: Pétrouchka (1947) [Bridgewater]
• 16: Jörg Widmann, CBSO – Mendelssohn (arr. Widmann): Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Andante, Widmann: Paraphrase of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, Widmann: Danse macabre, Mendelssohn: Die Hebriden, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 [Symphony Hall]
• 19, 20: Takács Quartet, Timothy Ridout – Mozart: Quintets K 515, 516 [Wigmore]
• 23, 24: Ludovic Morlot, BBCSSO, Elisabeth Leonskaja – Mozart: Thamos, König in Ägypten excerpts, Piano Concerto No. 24, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 [Glasgow City Halls, Perth Concert Hall]
• 24: Hannu Lintu, BBCSO, Timothy Ridout – Schittke: Viola Concerto, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 [Barbican]
• 30: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, Martin Helmchen – Pépin: Inlandsis, Mozart: Concerto K 491, Requiem [Barbican]

November

• 1: Quatuor Diotima – Larcher: String Quartet No. 5 Out of the Bluest Blue, Ravel: String Quartet [Wigmore]
• 1: Thomas Larcher, Paul Lewis – Larcher: 12 Poems for Pianists and Other Children, Piano Sonata, Beethoven: Sonata op. 10 no. 1, Schubert: Fantasie D 940 [Wigmore]
• 3: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, George Benjamin – Obouhow: Révelation, Boulez: Piano Sonata No. 1, Benjamin: Shadowlines, New work, Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin [Wigmore]
• 4, 7, 10, 12, 19, 21: Jakub Hrůša, ROH – Janáček: Věc Makropulos [ROH]
• 7: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, Christian Tetzlaff – Coleridge-Taylor: Symphonic Variations on an African Air, Adès: Violin Concerto, Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite [Barbican]
• 12: Simon Rattle, BRSO – Janáček: Taras Bulba, Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 [Barbican]
• 13: Jakub Hrůša, PO – Mahler: Symphony No. 7 [Royal Festival Hall]
• 15: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic, Anastasia Kobekina – Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Dvořák: Cello Concerto, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 [Bridgewater]
• 17: Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau – Schumann: Liederkreis op. 24 [Wigmore]
• 20: Martyn Brabbins, BBCSSO, Stephanie Gonley – MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, Whyte: Violin Concerto, Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 [Glasgow City Halls]
• 26: Angela Hewitt – Bach, J.S.: Partita BWV 829, Schumann: Sonata op. 22, Couperin: Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin [Wigmore]
• 26, 27: Sian Edwards, BSO, Ning Feng – Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Korngold: Violin Concerto, Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 [Lighthouse, Exeter University Great Hall]
• 29: Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih – Stiastny: Theme and Variations, Dvořák: 4 Romantic Pieces op. 75 (arr. Isserlis), Moscheles: Cello Sonata op. 121, Suk: Ballade op. 3 no. 1, Serenade op. 3 no. 2, Janáček: Pohádka, Martinů: Cello Sonata [Wigmore]

December

• 4: Belcea Quartet, Bertrand Chamayou – Mendelssohn: Capriccio op. 81 no. 3, Fugue op. 81 no. 4, Britten: Quartet op. 36, Korngold: Quintet op. 15 [Wigmore]
• 6: Barbara Hannigan, Bertrand Chamayou – Messiaen: Chants de terre et de ciel, Scriabin: Poème-nocturne, Vers la flamme, Zorn: Jumalattaret [Wigmore]^{noteAvoid Zorn if you can.}
• 10, 11: Mark Wigglesworth, BSO, Yulianna Avdeeva – Kernis: Musica Celestis, Mozart: Symphony No. 39, Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Lighthouse, Gransden]
• 11: Ilan Volkov, BBCSSO, Nicolas Hodges – Barraine: Symphony No. 2, Ohana: Piano Concerto, Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, Debussy: Nocturnes [Glasgow City Halls]
• 14: Günther Groissböck, Julius Drake – Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge op. 121, Schumann: Liederkreis op. 39, Pfitzner: 4 Lieder op. 32, Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti op. 145 [Wigmore]
• 16: Christophe Rousset, EBS, MC, Ana Vieira Leite, Sarah Connolly, Andrew Staples, Will Thomas – Handel: Messiah [St Martin-in-the-Fields]
• 19: Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis – Kuhnau: Magnificat, Bach, J.S.: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag BWV 63, Magnificat BWV 243a [Wigmore]

2026

January

• 13, 15: Simon Rattle, LSO, Marlis Petersen, Aleš Briscein – Janáček: Věc Makropulos [Barbican]
• 14, 15: Ludovic Morlot, BSO, Steven Osborne – Turina: Danzas fantásticas, de Falla: Noches en los jardines de España, Debussy: Iberia, Ravel: Boléro [Lighthouse, Exeter University Great Hall]
• 17: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic, Paul Lewis – Ives: The Unanswered Question, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4, Adams: City Noir [Bridgewater]
• 21: Vladimir Jurowski, LPO, Anna Vinnitskaya – Korsun: Terricone, Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Mosolov: The Iron Foundry, Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 [Royal Festival Hall]
• 24: Vladimir Jurowski, LPO – Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Barshai) [Royal Festival Hall]
• 25: Manfred Honeck, LSO, Imogen Cooper, Chen Reiss, Gerald Finley – Mozart: Concerto K 595, Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [Barbican]
• 29: Mark Wigglesworth, ROH – Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov [ROH]
• 29, 30, 31: Maxim Emelyanychev, SCO – Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40, 41 [Usher Hall, Glasgow City Halls, Aberdeen Music Hall]
• 30: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, Elizabeth Bass – Damström: ICE, Glanert: Harp Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 [Barbican]

February

• 2, 4, 10, 12, 18: Mark Wigglesworth, ROH – Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov [ROH]
• 6: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, Lisa Batiashvili – Lindberg: Violin Concerto No. 1, Stravinsky: Perséphone [Barbican]
• 11, 12: Kirill Karabits, BSO, Alim Beisembayev – Shostakovich: Theme and Variations, Piano Concerto No. 2, The Bolt Suite, Moscow Cheryomushki Suite [Lighthouse, Exeter University Great Hall]
• 12: Laurence Cummings, AAM, Anna Dennis, Ed Lyon – Monteverdi: Sinfonia a doi violini e una viola da brazzo, Altri canti d'amor, Hor che'l ciel e la terra. Prima parte, Così sol d'una chiara fonte viva. Seconda parte, Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Lamento della Ninfa. Amor, amor, Ballo: Move al mio bel suon [Milton Court]
• 19: Tamara Stefanovich – Bach, J.S.: Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo BWV 992, Kurtág: 8 Klavierstücke op. 3, Játékok. La fille aux cheveux de lin, Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin, Kurtág: Birthday Elegy for Judit, Játékok. Apple Blossom, Liszt: Nuages gris, Unstern, Kurtág: Adoration, Adoration, Accursed Desolation, Doina, Debussy: Des pas sur la neige, Études 6, 11, Kurtág: Objet trouvé, 12 Microludes, Antiphony in f-sharp, Les adieux, Bach, J.S.: Die Kunst der Fuge. Contrapunctus I, Kurtág: Ligatura y, Bach, J.S.: Die Kunst der Fuge. Contrapunctus IVX [Milton Court]
• 19: Donald Runnicles, PO – Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 [Royal Festival Hall]
• 25: Esa-Pekka Salonen, PO, Víkingur Ólafsson – Adams: Piano Concerto, Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, complete ballet score [Royal Festival Hall]
• 27, 28: Jörg Widmann, RSNO, Veronika Eberle – Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Widmann: Con brio, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 [Usher, Concert Hall Glasgow]

March

• 1: Donald Runnicles, BBCSSO, Jennifer Davis, Karen Cargill – Mahler: Symphony No. 2 [Usher Hall]
• 5: Barbara Hannigan, LSO – Ligeti: Lontano, Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra [Barbican]
• 6: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, Bertrand Chamayou – Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5, Brahms: Symphony No. 2 [Barbican]
• 11, 12: Mark Wigglesworth, BSO, Alexandre Tharaud – Bridge: Summer, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 [Lighthouse, Bristol Beacon]
• 13: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, Yeol Eum Son – Weir: The Welcome Arrival of Rain, Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, Finzi: Eclogue, Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu Suite 1945 [Barbican]
• 18, 19: Karl-Heinz Steffens, BSO, Julian Steckel – Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2, Mahler: Symphony No. 5 [Lighthouse, Portsmouth Guildhall]
• 19: Kent Nagano, PO – von Bingen: O vis aeternitatis, Mahler: Symphony No. 2 [Royal Festival Hall]
• 25, 26: Mark Wigglesworth, BSO, Boris Giltburg – Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 [Lighthouse, Exeter University Great Hall]

April

• 1: Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo, Nick Pritchard – Bach, J.S.: Matthäus-Passion [Barbican]
• 8: Kirill Karabits, LPO, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider – Thorvaldsdottir: CATAMORPHOSIS, Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 [Royal Festival Hall]
• 15, 16: Mark Wigglesworth, BSO, Stephen Waarts, Timothy Ridout – Howard: Coalescence, Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 [Lighthouse, Exeter University Great Hall]
• 18: Maria Joāo Pires, Marc-André Hamelin – Mendelssohn: Lied ohne Worte op. 67 no. 4, Mozart: Sonata K 521, Schubert: Lebensstürme D 947, Fantasie D 940 [Barbican]
• 18: Laurence Cummings, AAM, Hilary Cronin, Helen Charlston, Nick Pritchard, Ben Kazez – Graupner: Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden GWV 1113/23b, Telemann: Ich muß auf den Bergen weinen und heulen TVWV1/591, Bach, J.S.: Du wahrer Gott und Davis Sohn BWV 23 [Milton Court]
• 24: Thomas Zehetmair, RNS – Sibelius: Finlandia, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 [Glasshouse]
• 30: Riccardo Minasi, SCO, Louise Alder – Haydn: Missa in tempore belli, Mozart: Requiem [Usher Hall]

May

• 1: Riccardo Minasi, SCO, Louise Alder – Haydn: Missa in tempore belli, Mozart: Requiem [Glasgow City Halls]
• 16: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic, Simone Lamsma – Rautavaara: Cantus arcticus, Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 [Bridgewater]
• 21: Simon Rattle, LSO, Lucy Crowe – Gerhard: Symphony No. 3, Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Barbican]
• 26: Ludovic Morlot, BBC Philharmonic – Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps [Aviva Studios]

June

• 3: Ilan Volkov, CBSO – Frescobaldi: Gagliarda seconda, Purcell: Dido's Lament, Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie, Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov Coronation Scene, Bach, J.S.: Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 (arr. Stokowski), Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps [Symphony Hall]
• 10, 13: Cornelius Meister, RPO, Clara-Jumi Kang – Hisaishi: Encounter, Britten: Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 [Cadogan, Hexagon]
• 11: Cornelius Meister, RPO, Clara-Jumi Kang – Hisaishi: Encounter, Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 [Hull City Hall]
• 13: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic, Siobhan Stagg, Stefanie Irányi – Mahler: Symphony No. 2 [Bridgewater]
• 14: Cornelius Meister, RPO, Clara-Jumi Kang – Hisaishi: Encounter, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 [Royal & Derngate]
• 23: Elisabeth Leonskaja – Mozart: Sonata K 576, Beethoven: Sonata op. 111, Schubert: Sonata D 960 [Barbican]