Classical Music Reviews
Immense sympathy for rather overlooked work: Elgar’s The Kingdom from David Temple, Crouch End Festival Chorus & Hertfordshire Chorus
Elgar: The Kingdom; Francesca Chiejina, Sarah Connolly, Benjamin Hulett, Ashley Riches, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Hertfordshire Chorus, London Orchestra da Camera, David Temple; Royal Festival HallReviewed 29 January 2026 Having recorded the work last year, […]
In sparkling form: Kate Lindsey joins The English Concert for an evening exploring Handel in Italy ending with something of a rarity
Kate Lindsey, The English Concert, Harry Bicket at Wigmore Hall (Photo from Kate Lindsey’s Instagram feed) Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Op.6 No.1, Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D minor Op.1 No.1 RV63 ‘La follia’; arias from Handel’s Agrippina, Handel: Overture-Suite from Rodrigo, […]
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen String Quartets
Even in an arena of such ul-Modenist divvy as he Scandinavian and surrounding course, he music of Pelle Gudmundsen0Holmgeen sands-our and alone. In some senses h is teh Ligi of this region: after the elusively […]
Gounod (& Gounod/Liszt) piano works
For all he attention on Faust and his Bach arrangement, Ave Maria, the music of Gounod remains elaivly unexplored. This is a welcome disc, therefore. Iroically, I begins with just that Ave Maria in its […]
Classical Music News
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA’S JENNY MOLLICA APPOINTED TO LEAD THE ROUNDHOUSE
The announcement was made today that Jenny Mollica, Chief Executive of English National Opera (ENO), has been appointed the new CEO of the Roundhouse. She will step down from her current role in summer 2026. […]
ENO LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SEARCH FOR NEXT MACKERRAS FELLOW AS PART OF CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
English National Opera (ENO) today celebrates the centenary of the birth of Sir Charles Mackerras by opening applications for the next ENO Mackerras Fellowship – the first to take place under the company’s new Music […]
Houston Grand Opera Nominated for 2026 GRAMMY Award for Intelligence
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s company-commissioned 2023 world premiere opera receives nomination for Best Opera RecordingAlbum represents first release from the new Houston Grand Opera label, created with London Symphony Orchestra’s label LSO Live HOUSTON—November 7, […]
Just in: Berlin Philharmonic blasts the Belgians
Statement by the board of the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation on the withdrawal of the invitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent to Lahav Shani, Lisa Batiashvili and the Munich Philharmonic “It was with great dismay and incomprehension […]
