Classical Music Reviews
The Marriage of Figaro: Oxford Opera Company returns to Oxford Playhouse with a young cast including Hugo Herman-Wilson in title role & role debuts from Jack Holton & Rachel Spiers
Following their successful production of Puccini’s Tosca last year (with Marlena Devoe, Sam Furness and Philip Rhodes), director Katie Blackwell and conductor John Warner return to Oxford Opera Company for a new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of […]
North Yorkshire and beyond: Jervaulx Singers new season including Parry’s Songs of Farewell, Vierne’s Messe Solennelle and more
Jervaulx Abbey (Photo: Jervaulx Abbey) Named for Jervaulx Abbey, the ruins of the once great Cistercian abbey in North Yorkshire, Jervaulx Singers is an eight-voiced ensemble of professional singers founded in 2021 by conductor Charlie […]
Tanglewood on Parade 2026 – Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra (Samy Rachis, Anna Handler & Ken-David Masur)
“Tanglewood on Parade”, a full day and evening of music and fun, is an annual tradition at Tanglewood. This year, it was part of a week of concerts and other events curated by Yo-Yo Ma […]
Baroque Bridges: Ensemble Hesperi joins forces with Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble
This week, the period instrument Ensemble Hesperi is joining forces with the South African group Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble for a series of joint events. Under the title Baroque Bridges there are concerts at St Mary’s Church, […]
Classical Music News
AVIE maps an American pulse before an autumn of contrasts
NEWS • 7 August 2026 • Source: AVIE Records AVIE Records has opened its late-summer schedule with Rhythm Nation, a new album from New York’s PUBLIQuartet that treats rhythm as a meeting place rather than a boundary. Contemporary commissions […]
LSO Associate Artists reshape the concert format this autumn
NEWS • 4 August 2026 • Source: Baxter PR / London Symphony Orchestra Three autumn projects from London Symphony Orchestra collaborators will bring choral theatre, multidisciplinary performance and orchestral jazz to LSO St Luke’s and the Barbican. Tangram and […]
£200,000 Wolfson grant advances Smith Square restoration
NEWS • 3 August 2026 • Source: Sinfonia Smith Square Sinfonia Smith Square has secured a £200,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation for the restoration of its Grade I listed Westminster home. The award supports Doors Open: Transforming Lives […]
Join Us Wishing Our Managing Director A Very Happy 60th Birthday!!
Chris Caspell, 60 not out. Away from taxing matters, music is an important part of his life – as a viola-player, conductor, and entrepreneur. He also sings, mostly in church choirs, and, like Fred Astaire, […]


