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Classical Music Reviews
A real festival programme: varied lineups in music by Mozart, Britten, Shostakovich & Brahms at Hatfield House Music Festival
Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten, Ethel Bridge by Unknown photographer snapshot print NPG x15184 © National Portrait Gallery, London Mozart, Britten, Shostakovich, Brahms; Musicians of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Hatfield House Music Festival […]
Still remarkably youthful himself, Chromatica Orchestra’s new chief conductor Oliver Cope sees their role as developing the next generation of musical talent
Oliver Cope Oliver Cope was recently appointed as chief conductor of Chromatica Orchestra, making him one of youngest conductors in the country to hold a titled position with a professional orchestra. He was a prize-winner […]
Music in anxious times: Hatfield House Music Festival opens with a captivating evening of music from the time the house first opened
Musicians preparing for the opening concert of Hatfield House Music Festivalunder the watchful eye of Queen Elizabeth I in the Marble Hall Music which pleaseth myne ear: Thomas Morley, John Dowland, William Byrd, Tobias Hume, […]
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Celebrating John Joubert at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in advance of his 2027 centenary
John Joubert [photo: Graham Boulton] Next year is the centenary of Birmingham’s pre-eminent composer John Joubert (1927-2019). Born in South Africa, John Joubert wrote over 180 works, ranging from operas and orchestral music to choral […]
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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