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30th May 2026 : Séamus

Offenbach: 'The Tales of Hoffmann' (Act II of Opera – Giulletta's story)

Placido Domingo, Agnes Baltsa, Claire Powell, Sigmund Nimsgren, Phillipo Gelling, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden conducted by Georges Pretres

On DVD. 1981 recording.

23rd May 2026 : Ron

Werner Egk: Irische Legende: Images 1 and 3 of Opera

Soloists including Kurt Böhme, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Berry, Max Lorenz and Gottlob Frick, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Phiharmoniker conducted by George Szell

Recording of first performance, at the Salzburg Festival in 1955. On the Orfeo label.

16th May 2026 : Ken

Ignaz Moscheles: Piano Concerto no. 4 in E major op. 64

Sinfonia da Camera (Illinois) conducted by Ian Hobson from the piano

9th May 2026 : Tom F

Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major op. 92

Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänska

2006 BIS recording

2nd May 2026 : Jim

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied

Jessye Norman (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis

1981 Philips recording

25th April 2026 : Éamon

Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op. 28

Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Rudolf Kempe

1970 recording.

Richard Strauss: Don Juan op. 20

Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Rudolf Kempe

1970 recording. Both items chosen to mark the 50th anniversary on 11th May of Rudolf Kempe's death.

18th April 2026 : Tom F

Brahms: Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 73

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner

2023 Chandos recording

11th April 2026 : April Concert 2026

Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato (version for orchestra) (1985)

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin

Jim's first item in first half of Concert programme. Recorded in Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, Missouri, 11th May 1993. Released on RCA.

Beethoven: Concerto in C major for Piano, Violin and Cello op. 56 (1803-4)

Martin Helmchen (piano), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Antje Weithaas (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Andrew Manze

Jim's second item in first half of Concert programme. Recorded in September 2019 at Teldex Studio Berlin. Released on Alpha Classics.

Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67 (1808)

London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski

Séamus's first item in second half of Concert programme. On DVD. Performance recorded in September 1969 at the Fairfields Hall, Croydon, England.

Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B minor (‘Unfinished’) (1822)

London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski

Séamus's second item in second half of Concert programme. On DVD. Performance recorded in September 1969 at the Fairfields Hall, Croydon, England,