Classical Music Reviews
Pianist Hayato Sumino receives the fifth Olivier Berggruen Prize 2026
Press release from Saanen: On Monday, August 10, 2026, pianist Hayato Sumino was honored with the fifth Olivier Berggruen Prize during his recital at the Saanen Church. The concert was part of the 70th anniversary […]
Redefining how classical music is experienced: Between Mountains Festival returns with an expanded programme,
Between Mountains Festival Following a successful inaugural edition, Between Mountains Festival returns to Holdenweid in Hölstein, Switzerland, from 4-6 September 2026, expanding from a one-day premiere into a three-day festival experience. Set among the rolling […]
Opus 1: Anna Geniushene’s “Journey into Beginnings”
A fine idea, really well realised by Anna Geniushene on the Fuga Libera label. Following on from an album of lullabies, this focuses on the first-published works of major composers, “an exploration of first steps” […]
Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang: An Unsung Masterpiece
It is Mendelssohn’s Third and Fourth Symphonies that get all the attention. Yes, there is power in nicknames (Scottish and Italian respectively), but the fifth has one too and I can count performances I’ve heard […]
Classical Music News
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 […]
Join Us Wishing Our Managing Director A Very Happy 60th Birthday!!
Chris Caspell, 60 not out. Away from taxing matters, music is an important part of his life – as a viola-player, conductor, and entrepreneur. He also sings, mostly in church choirs, and, like Fred Astaire, […]
