Classical Music Reviews
If you go down to the woods: a gender-fluid witch & an oppressive religious sect in this gripping performance of Jack Furness’ intriguing take on Hänsel und Gretel from Royal Academy Opera
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel – Zahid Siddiqui (Witch) – Royal Academy Opera (Photo: Craig Fuller) Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel; Clover Kayne, Erin O’Rourke, Alex Bower-Brown, Zixin Tang, Zahid Siddiqui, director: Jack Furness, conductor: Johann Stuckenbruck, […]
Daniel Kildane day at Wigmore Hall, from a new piano trio to music written for Manchester Camerata and a harpsichord concerto for Mahan Esfahani
Daniel Kidane (Photo: Kaupo Kikkas) Wigmore Hall is devoting Saturday 30 November 2024 to composer Daniel Kildane. Born in Britain of Russian and Eritrean parentage, Kildane was talented young and sang in the children’s chorus […]
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light
We are all mesmerised by the return of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light to our TV screens, even though we know how it ends! Part of the atmosphere of the series is created […]
Soprano Barbara Frittoli, pianist Caroline Dowdle & actor James Garnon in public masterclass at Marchmont House with Samling Artist Programme
Samling Masterclass at Marchmont House (Photo: Mark Pinder) On Saturday 30 November 2024, Italian soprano Barbara Frittoli, pianist Caroline Dowdle and actor James Garnon will guide eight rising stars from the Samling Artist Programme through […]
Classical Music News
Berkeley loses music director
The Berkeley Symphony has announced that Joseph Young will leave next summer after six years as music director. Young, 42, is also artistic director at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. Berkeley was his first orchestra. […]
London college cancels ‘Palestine resistance’ concert
Morley College, an adult education institute that once gave employment to German-Jewish refugees, has stepped in to ban a concert of pro-Palestine new music with such titles as ‘Salute to the Resistance’ and ‘Blood United […]
A soaring Spanish voice is stilled at 90
The Liceu in Barcelona has tweeted news of the death of soprano Enriqueta Tarrés, one of the frontline singers of her time. After making her debut at the Liceu aged 23, she joined the Basel […]
The greatest Greek gift since Callas
Agnes Baltsa, who turned 80 this week,was snapoped up by Karajan for Vienna and Salzburg at the age of 25. She became the foremost Carmen of her time, but she learned very quickly to manage […]
