Classical Music Reviews
Grimeborn Festival 2026: where daring stories, urgent questions and bold reinventions unfold across intimate stages
Mozart: Don Giovanni – Ensemble OrQuesta at 2025 Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre (Photo: Julian Guidera) The Grimeborn Festival is back at the Arcola Theatre this summer from 15 July to 5 September with its usual […]
Warm hearted & with a twinkle in his eye: The Brook Street Band bring out the sense of enjoyment in the violin sonatas of Ipswich-based Joseph Gibbs
Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1; The Brook Street Band; First Hand Records Warm and characterful music that deserves to be better known. Provincial in fact but not in reputation, the […]
English lute song & L’Invitation au Voyage: concerts at the Institut français
Près de votre oreille The Institut français in South Kensington continues its occasional series of concerts presenting artists making a welcome appearing in London. This time there is the opportunity to hear the period instrument […]
Mozart the Travelling Whirlwind: the fourth of pianist Michael Wessel’s exploration of Mozart’s piano sonatas
Mozart the Travelling Whirlwind – Mozart: Sonatas Nos. 7, 8, 9; Michael Wessel; ARS ProduktionReviewed by Rey Andreas 27 March 2026 German pianist Michael Wessel recorded a new album of Mozart’s piano sonatas for the […]
Classical Music News
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 […]
Houston Grand Opera Nominated for 2026 GRAMMY Award for Intelligence
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s company-commissioned 2023 world premiere opera receives nomination for Best Opera RecordingAlbum represents first release from the new Houston Grand Opera label, created with London Symphony Orchestra’s label LSO Live HOUSTON—November 7, […]
Just in: Berlin Philharmonic blasts the Belgians
Statement by the board of the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation on the withdrawal of the invitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent to Lahav Shani, Lisa Batiashvili and the Munich Philharmonic “It was with great dismay and incomprehension […]


