Classical Music Reviews
Mäkelä’s Berlioz
In terms of career trajectory, thee is no equalling Klaus Mäkelä. He collects principal positions with the World’s major orchestras like others collect stamps. And yet, should we believe the hype? This release suggest not; […]
A game changer: as RPS Conductors programme enters a new phase, I chat to founder Alice Farnham & an early participant, Charlotte Corderoy
Alice Farnham with members of the Royal Northern Sinfonia and members of the RPS Women Conductors programme at the Glasshouse including Charlotte Corderoy In 2014, conductor Alice Farnham formed the Women Conductors programme, initially at […]
New kid on the block, New London Harmonia brings two premiered by Welsh composer Charlie Barber to its final concert of the season
Charlie Barber at the premiere of his The Fall of the House of Usher with the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales in 2012 Welsh composer Charlie Barber, who celebrated his 75th birthday last year […]
Yunchan Lim’s epoch-making performance of Rach 3
Yuncham Lim cerainly made waves wt this performance: live at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He was 18.. Lim’s debut studio album Chopin Étude was the subject of a post on Classical Explorer here. […]
Classical Music News
X-Files composer dies, 78
The prolific television composer Mark Snow died at his Connecticut home on Friday. Born Martin Fulterman in Brooklyn, he studied at Juilliard and was nominated 15 times for an Wmmy. His X-Files music made it […]
Archbishop quits amid drinking chaos in Catherdral chorus
From BBC News: Priests and choristers at a cathedral mired in controversy did a “seven last shots of Christ” drinking game at a pub on Good Friday after services at the Archbishop of Wales’ cathedral. […]
Dear Alma, I can’t get ahead in music admin
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I work in the ticket office for a concert hall. I have a degree from a music school, and spent several years bouncing from job to job, gigging, and […]
Australia downgrades national school of music
The Times higher education supplement reports that Australia’s National University has gutted the core of National School of Music to ‘programme’ rather than academic pursuit. ANU’s performance, composition and theory teaching will give way to […]
