Classical Music Reviews
Sphinx in the UK: music by American & British composers plus Cassie Kinoshi premiere at Snape, Oxford & Wigmore Hall
Sphinx Organization in the UK – Amiri Harewood, Nathan Amaral, Sterling Elliott, Celia Hatton, Elena Urioste The Sphinx Organization is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of young Black and Latino classical musicians. Based […]
Bringing the experience & enjoyment of music to children & young people in Yorkshire & beyond: the Richard Shephard Music Foundation’s 2026 Music Day
The Richard Shephard Music Foundation’s 2026 Music Day takes places on 24 June 2026 at York St John University. During the course of the day, over 400 schoolchildren from across the region will take part […]
From a circle of friends to worrying anti-Semitism: the strange history of Schumann’s Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
Neue Bahnen – Schumann’s final article for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in 1853 Schumann’s magazine, Neue Zeitschrift für;Musik, is best known for the composer’s own, often important, pronouncements about contemporary music. It was where […]
Opera in development: composer Renell Shaw extends his practice into long-form music drama with Yasuke, an opera based on the African samurai, for Music Theatre Wales
As well as being having a year-long residency at Kings Place as part of Memory Unwrapped [see my article] composer, songwriter and producer Renell Shaw is extending his practice in other ways as part of […]
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 […]
