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Classical Music Reviews
Unsettled Memory: Feldman at LSO St Luke’s
Projection 2 (1951) Three Voices (1982) Triadic Memories (1981) This was a celebration of the centenary of maverick composer Morton Feldman (1926-87). The title, Unsettled Memory, refers to the composer’s way of subtly altering repetitions […]
Beyond the concert hall: NYCOS Singing Time launches in primary schools & NYCOS BSL Youth Choir makes debut at opening ceremony of Scottish Parliament
Primary Fours in West Primary School, Paisley with NYCOS Artistic Director and Founder Christopher Bell (with the hat), NYCOS Singing Time presenter Holly Clelland (with the red hair) and acclaimed Scottish tenor Nicky Spence (with […]
Between Breath and Brass: Hearing the Sheng in Contemporary London
Julia Luo playing the sheng at theLondon International Chinese Music Festival The sheng is mouth-blown reed instrument that is one of the oldest Chinese instruments with images of it dating back to 1100BCE. It is […]
London Opera Company returns to Smith Square with full-scale performance of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
Wagner’s Die Walküre – The London Opera Company at Smith Square Hall in 2023 Following sold out performances of Götterdammerung, Die Walküre [see my review] and Siegfried [see Tony’s review], the London Opera Company is […]
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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