,%20Hilary%20Cronin%20(Melissa)%20and%20Rowan%20Pierce%20(Oriana)%20Credit_%20Genevieve%20Girling%20(1).jpg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "Musically, an evening of complete enjoyment: Olivia Fuchs's playful 'Love Island' setting for Handel's Amadigi in Buxton")
Classical Music Reviews
Ermitage: Poulenc, Roslavets, Shostakovich
The booklet fo his Scala Music release is French only, but there’s an important opening paragraph by Michail Maiasky: The name “Hermitage” may seem paradoxical for a duo: Doesn’t the hermit want to go away […]
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Musically, an evening of complete enjoyment: Olivia Fuchs’s playful ‘Love Island’ setting for Handel’s Amadigi in Buxton
Handel: Amadigi di Gaula – Tim Morgan, Hilary Cronin, Rowan Pierce – Buxton International Festival (Photo: Genevieve Girling) Handel: Amadigi di Gaula; Tim Morgan, Rowan Pierce, Hilary Cronin, James Hall, director: Olivia Fuchs, the English […]
More than a concert: Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito at the Buxton Festival brings out the work’s real drama
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito; Maria Stella Maurizi, Indyana Schneider, Xavier Mas, Frances Gregory, director: Corina Würsch, conductor: Adrian Kelly, Buxton International Festival; Buxton Opera HouseReviewed: 19 July 2026 A mainly young cast brings out the […]
Another glorious recording from Buffalo
After two disappointing orchestral releases (from John Wilson on Chandos and, especially, Barbara Hannigan on Alpha Classics), followed by 2 that I was more than pleased with (featuring music of Mel Bonis), I was thrilled […]
Classical Music News
Double Bassist Eduard Marcu wins Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize 2026
Guildhall School of Music & Drama is delighted to announce that double bassist Eduard Marcu has been awarded First Prize at the final of Junior Guildhall’s most prestigious award: The Lutine Prize. Cellist Yoko Afi […]
Telekom Beethoven Competition and Zenezen Partner to Back Rising Pianist Seth Schultheis
Bonn, April 2026 — Momentum continues to build for American pianist Seth Schultheis, First Prize winner of the 2025 Telekom Beethoven Competition, as a new partnership aims to support not just his artistry—but the long-term sustainability […]
BBC PROMS 2026: STAR-SPANGLED SPECTACLE MEETS BRITISH BACKBONE IN AN 86-CONCERT SUMMER MARATHON
Royal Albert Hall, London and venues nationwide 17 July – 12 September 2026 The BBC Proms returns this summer with a swaggering, globe-spanning 2026 season that feels both celebratory and strategic: 86 concerts across eight weeks, […]
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. […]
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