Classical Music Reviews
Tea for Two – Spring Songs: Caroline Taylor & George Ireland mine unrecorded 19th century song from Musica Britannica for their debut album
Caroline Taylor (Photo: Alia Thomas) It never fails to amaze me how much good music fails to become common knowledge even when available in good modern editions. Solomon’s Knot’s espousal of the work of 17th […]
Cheltenham Music Festival’s Composer Academy returns with Laura Bowler, George Parris & The Carice Singers
George Parris & The Carice Singers at Cheltenham Music Festival Composer Academy Cheltenham Music Festival has announced the 2026 season of its highly regarded programme for early-career composers, Composer Academy, which will be led this […]
The Music of Dieter Ammann
Born 1962, Swiss composer Dieter Ammann‘s star has yet to shine brightly in the UK, but he has certainly gained traction on the Continent. This appears to be a recording of the composer’s 60th birthday […]
Celebrating in style: current and past City Music Foundation Young Artists in showcase at the restored Great Hall of St Bart’s
City Music Foundation 2025 Young Artists in the Great Hall at St Bart’s The City Music Foundation (CMF) was founded in 2012 and has developed significantly into an organisation that supports young artists by offering […]
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 […]
