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Mel Bonis from Rumon Gamba and the BBCSSO
12th Jun 2026
The Scottish orchestra delivers characterful performances of works including the Trois Femmes de Légende and Suite Orientale, with soprano Elizabeth Watts on luminous form in the Noël de la Vierge Marie.
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French orchestral favourites from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
1st May 2026
A beautifully chosen and vividly performed collection of popular French pieces including Dukas's L'Apprenti sorcier, Saint-Saëns’s Danse macabre, suites from Bizet's Carmen, and Wilson's own orchestral transcription of Debussy's Clair de lune.
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Arvo Pärt from Eva Ollikainen and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra
17th Apr 2026
Four very different symphonic works show Pärt's imaginative and harmonic languages changing over time - from the modernist and avant-garde early in his career through to more pensive and spiritual works.
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Early Puccini from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson
13th Mar 2026
With the emphasis on clean lines and rhythmic drive, this collection of student symphonic works, upscaled chamber music and orchestral excerpts from the first three operas presents a fully-rounded Portrait of the Composer As A Young Man.
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Strauss's Elektra from Edward Gardner in Bergen
27th Feb 2026
The Norwegian orchestra capture all the savagery and strange sensuality of Strauss's dysfunctional family drama in glorious technicolour on this live recording from 2023, with Iréne Theorin in the title-role and Iain Paterson as her avenging brother.
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Overtures from the British Isles Vol. 3
30th Jan 2026
Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic lead a whistle-stop tour through the highways and byways of British music around the time of World War Two, taking in works by composers including Havergal Brian, Daniel Jones, Richard Arnell and Robin Orr.
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Presto Presents...Katie Bray and friends
15th Jan 2026
The British mezzo was joined by pianist William Vann and accordionist Murray Grainger to introduce their Kurt Weill album In Search of Youkali, which was released on Chandos last Friday.
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Walton's Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 1 from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
7th Nov 2025
John Wilson and Sinfonia of London continue their survey of the orchestral works of William Walton, combining a compelling, mesmerising account of the Cello Concerto (featuring Jonathan Aasgaard as soloist) with an impressively detailed, thrilling performance of Symphony No. 1.
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Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
26th Sep 2025
Jamie Parker and Scarlett Strallen head a luxury cast on this luscious recording of the Pygmalion-inspired 1956 musical about an irascible phonetician who gives a Cockney flower-girl a socio-linguistic makeover.
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Scarlett Strallen (Eliza Doolittle), Jamie Parker (Henry Higgins), Alun Armstrong (Alfred P. Doolittle), Malcolm Sinclair (Colonel Pickering), Laurence Kilsby (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Julia McKenzie (Mrs Pearce), Penelope Wilton (Mrs Higgins) Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Craig Ogden on Tango at Tetbury, Dancing with Piazzolla and Latin Connections
25th Sep 2025
Ahead of opening the 2025 Tetbury Music Festival with the London Tango Quintet, and the release of a new Aquarelle Guitar Quartet album in October, Craig Ogden chatted with Matthew Ash about the breadth of his musical passions, the joys of chamber music and his choice of strings, giving insight into an instrument that is all too often unfairly viewed as sitting at the periphery of classical music.
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Presto Presents... Matilda Lloyd and Richard Gowers
23rd Sep 2025
The trumpeter and organist (here switching to piano!) joined us earlier this month to celebrate the launch of their new album Fantasia, which juxtaposes Baroque transcriptions with new works by Owain Park, Deborah Pritchard, Roxanna Panufnik and Richard Barnard.
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Sparks From Ashes
8th Aug 2025
Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and his husband Dylan Perez deliver wit, flair and pathos aplenty in song cycles by Antonín Dvořák, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Béla Bartók and Jaroslav Křička.
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Nicky Spence (tenor), Dylan Perez (piano)
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Orchestral transcriptions of Bach's organ works by Andrew Davis
1st Aug 2025
The late conductor demonstrates his love of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach with a series of orchestral transcriptions of the composer’s organ works, the recording of which was completed by Martyn Brabbins after Davis’s death last year.
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Orchestral Works by Grażyna Bacewicz
11th Jul 2025
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra continue their survey of the orchestral works by the Polish composer, including Symphony No. 2, the Concerto for Large Symphony Orchestra, and the Piano Concerto with soloist Peter Donohoe.
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John Wilson completes his cycle of Rachmaninoff symphonies
16th May 2025
John Wilson and Sinfonia of London present the third and final album in their survey of Rachmaninoff’s symphonies, offering a dramatic reading of the early Symphony No. 1 (notoriously a disaster at its first performance in 1895) alongside an exquisite account of the Symphonic Dances.
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John Wilson and Sinfonia of London perform works by William Walton
28th Feb 2025
A characterful collection of works including a suite from Troilus and Cressida alongside the overture Portsmouth Point and a dazzling account of the Violin Concerto performed by the orchestra's leader, Charlie Lovell-Jones.
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Ruth Gipps from Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic
3rd Jan 2025
This third volume of the British composer's orchestral works on Chandos features the world premiere recordings of Symphony No. 1, the Coronation Procession from 1953 and the elegy Ambarvalia, plus the Horn Concerto and Cringlemire Garden.
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Adrian Sutton on his Violin Concerto
24th Oct 2024
The British composer discusses the inspirations behind his new concerto for Fenella Humphreys, his work for the theatre (including the score for the play War Horse), and how receiving a terminal diagnosis led him to channel his creative energies in new directions.
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
13th Sep 2024
Myriad details abound in this luxury recording of the duo's second hit musical, given in all its uncut glory with Don Walker's original orchestrations and a powerhouse central performance from Nathaniel Hackmann as the volatile carnival-barker Billy Bigelow.
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Eric Coates from John Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic
12th Jul 2024
Replete with memorable melodies and piquant orchestral detail, this delightful series of Coates's orchestral works continues today with a fourth instalment including a zany symphonic fantasy on Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the dance-inspired Four Centuries Suite.
