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To capture the fullness of what choral singing is: composer Nathan James Dearden on his debut album, i breathe
Nathan James Dearden in rehearsal with the National Youth Choir of Wales [Photo: Evan Dawson] Composer and conductor Nathan James Dearden‘s debut album, i breathe, is out this month on Signum Classics. The album features […]
Simplicity writ large: Iphigénie en Tauride makes an impact at English National Opera without impeding the glories of Gluck’s music
Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride – Nick Pritchard, Jacques Imbrailo, Christine Rice – English National Opera, 2026 [Photo: Helen Murray] Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride; Christine Rice, Jacques Imbrailo, Nick Pritchard, Morgan Pearse, dir: Lyndsey Turner, cond: […]
Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas
The organs (Nave and Chancel) at Chelmsford Cathedral sound magnificent courrttesy of the artistry of Samuel Bristow in this reminder that Mendelssohn isn’t just A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Here’s a YouTube of excerpts from each, […]
Soprano Roberta Philip on cat-walking for London Fashion Week, learning from models, and her upcoming recital at the London Festival of American Music
Roberta Philip [Photo: Ben Reason] Soprano Roberta Philip is a versatile performer working across opera and jazz idioms in settings ranging from the cat walk to the concert platform. She is passionate about bringing lesser-known […]
Classical Music News
Last Night of the Proms 2026: Sheridan Smith, Beverley Knight and Ward Thomas join the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and the BBC Singers in a tribute to Dolly Parton
Last Night of the Proms takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 12 September, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds and in two parts on live TV: Part 1 on […]
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 […]
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