Classical Music Reviews
Relishing the challenge: during rehearsals for their forthcoming production of The Marriage of Figaro I chat to Orlando Jopling about Wild Arts’ ambitious touring plans
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro in rehearsal – Ellie Neate, Danielle de Niese, Jack Sandison – Wild Arts (Photo: Anastasia Tikhonova) Wild Arts is a small but dynamic company that presents music and opera, touring […]
Wranitzky’s back!
What with Glyndebourn’s fabulous Rossini Il turco in Italia (review to follow), it seems fitting that the symphony here is Wrantizky’s D-Major, “Con musica turca,” sitting firmly in the line of this “Orientalist” influence (think […]
What fun, what larks: musical quality & deft comic action in Opera Holland Park’s 1960s package deal holiday Cosi fan tutte
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte – Osian Wyn Bowen, Madeline Boreham, Paul Grant – Opera Holland Park (Photo: Craig Fuller) Mozart: Cosi fan tutte: Madeline Boreham, Shakira Tsindos, Osian Wyn Bowen, Paul Grant, Elizabeth Karani, Paul Carey […]
The Tears and Fire of the Muses: Jordi Savall at Wigmore Hall
The Tears and Fire of the Muses, Claudio Monteverdi Revolution Hespèrion XXI; Soloists of La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Wigore Hall, 1pm, 26.05.2026 Samuel Scheidt Pavan dolorosa, SSWV 41; Courant dolorosa, SSWV 47. Monteverdi Lamento […]
Classical Music News
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. […]
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 […]
