Victoria Hall is a prominent concert hall housed in a majestic neoclassical building. This historic venue is celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, making it a favored destination for music enthusiasts. While occasionally featuring other musical genres, Victoria Hall remains predominantly dedicated to the world of classical music.
Daniil Trifonov offers a nuanced and virtuosic piano recital exploring a wide span of repertoire, from Händel and Mozart Camargo Guarnieri to Stravinsky, Schubert and South American voices. The programme juxtaposes baroque refinement, romantic lyricism and 20th-century colour, including works by Juan Francisco García, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alberto Ginastera, Rafael Bullumba Landestoy and the artist’s own compositions. Trifonov’s poetic touch and dynamic contrasts illuminate each piece with sensitivity and power.
Under the baton of Karen Kamensek, this programme weaves sparkling overtures, lyrical intermezzos and poignant opera arias delivered by soprano Juliana Grigoryan. The orchestra shapes luminous textures and nuanced dynamics, balancing dramatic intensity with refined phrasing. The evening explores melodic eloquence and theatrical gesture, drawing listeners into an intimate yet expansive sound world. Expect vivid orchestral colours, sensitive solo lines and an emotionally charged journey through the operatic repertoire.
Conductor Marc Minkowski leads Les Musiciens du Louvre with chorus and soloists Lydia Hoen Tjore (soprano), Sun-Ly Pierce (mezzo-soprano), Lunga Eric Hallam (tenor) and Alex Rosen (bass) in a programme of sacred works by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Requiem is paired with an intimate Adagio and the motet Ave verum corpus, creating a sequence that moves from introspective lament to dramatic, luminous climaxes. Performed continuously, the choir, strings and organ weave dense textures and radiant sonorities.
Under the baton of Jonathan Nott, this symphonic programme pairs contemporary sound with late-Romantic depth. Janine Jansen’s violin brings Dubugnon’s Sonnenring — a concerto inspired by the visionary art of Adolf Wölfli and premiered in Switzerland — to life with fearless lyricism. The evening culminates in Gustav Mahler’s expansive Symphony No. 7, “Chant de la nuit”, its nocturnal textures explored with shimmering orchestral colour. The performance stems from a commission shared by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Composed by Nicolas Bolens and conducted by Franck Marcon, this new work brings together Ensemble Polhymnia and the HEM Orchestra to set texts by Philippe Jaccottet. Seeking the writer’s truest voice, Bolens chooses to represent the poems rather than illustrate them, letting words, voices and instrumental color converse with delicate restraint. A female choir and orchestral textures weave intimate, luminous soundscapes that balance meditation and clarity, inviting a close listening to poetry’s fragile presence.
In French.
Directed by Laurent Pelly and conducted by Jader Bignamini, Rossini’s Le Voyage à Reims is a lavish, meta-lyric comedy that reunites an array of virtuoso soloists. This new production plays on ceremonial pageantry and intimate comic intrigues, blending sparkling ensembles with lyrical soliloquies. The reconstructed score offers both historical colour and theatrical wit, realised through elegant staging, precise musical leadership and a vivid ensemble that turns Rossini’s coronation music into a glittering celebration of the operatic art.
In Italian.
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