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Bernstein’s Candide Overture and Musorgsky’s Ravel-orchestrated Pictures at an
Exhibition.

BBC Philharmonic

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 11 December

The postman is going to be rather busy, what with Betsy Jolas’s Letters from
Bachville, Copland’s Letter from Home, Dutilleux’s Correspondances and that
postcard home writ large: Dvořák’s New World Symphony. Ensuring a first-class
delivery are soprano Carolyn Sampson and conductor Ludovic Morlot.

L’Arpeggiata

Barbican, London, 14 December

Vibrant, fearless, dramatic, at times almost improvisatory, Monteverdi’s Vespers of
1610 could almost have been written for Christina Pluhar’s perennially inquisitive
ensemble. It’s performed one-to-a-part here.

Royal Opera

Covent Garden, London, 21 December – 23 January

Verdi’s 1842 Nabucco was the hit that encouraged him to believe that artistically he
was finally on his way. Daniele Abbado’s 2013 production relocates the biblical
action to the second half of the 20th century and is conducted by Daniel Oren with
Enkhbat Amartuvshin in the title role.

Aurora Orchestra

Kings Place, London, 31 December

It’s not just 2021 that’s coming to an end. The Auroras conclude their Mozart piano
concerto cycle begun in 2016. The pianist for the B flat K595 is Javier Perianes; and
conductor Nicholas Collon also takes the opportunity to sign off Kings Place’s year-
long ‘London unwrapped’ series with Handel’s ever-genial Water Music.