BBC Music Magazine
December 2025
Choral Choice

Gramophone November 2025
Editor's choice

Nadine Benjamin (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Kenneth Tarver (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone)

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Edward Gardner

The London Philharmonic Orchestra continue to celebrate 20 years of their signature label with new recordings by key conductors in their artistic family. Edward Gardner, now in his fifth season as Principal Conductor, continues to shape the LPO’s distinctive sound with authority and brilliance. Gardner’s long-standing relationship with Tippett’s music is captured once again in this powerful live performance of A Child of Our Time.

"Gardner more than has the measure of this idiosyncratic, yet compelling work...The chorus are the real stars of this work, though, and the London Philharmonic Choir are on top form. They are supplemented by the London Adventist Chorale, who imbue the spirituals with a profound, quiet fervour to cap a performance of devastating, heartfelt beauty." - BBC Music Magazine December 2025