%20Show%20artwork%20-%20Windrush%20Suite%20&%20Echo%20in%20the%20Bones.jpg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "An evening of connection, reflection, & celebration: Renell Shaw's The Windrush Suite at Kings Place")
Classical Music Reviews
Two Razumovsky Quartets on BIS
This is the fourth instalment of he Chiaroscuro Quartet’s ongoing complete recording of Beethoven’s string quartets. This is our eighth post of his group’s activities: previous Beethoven posts include quartets from Op. 18 and Opp. […]
75 glorious years: arising out of work to celebrate the Guildhall of St George, the King’s Lynn Festival is in celebratory mood
The Guildhall of St George in King’s Lynn (Image: Matthew Usher) Founded in 1951, the King’s Lynn Festival has a long and distinguished history. It arose because Alexander Penrose and Lord and Lady Fermoy wanted […]
Beautifully wrought & intensely serious: Kitty Whately & Julius Drake explore the songs of Madeleine Dring
Through the Centuries: Songs by Madeleine Dring; Kitty Whately, Julius Drake; ChandosReviewed 15 April 2026 If you thought Madeleine Dring’s songs were confined to camp nightclubs then think again. Here Kitty Whately and Julius Drake […]
NYO Collide: film, ballet and opera
Joe Hisaishi Howl’s Moving Castle: Merry-go-Round + Cave of Mind Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude und Verklärung Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: excerpts The National Youth Orchestra’s Festival Hall concert (following on from the Bridgewater Hall […]
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 […]
%20Show%20artwork%20-%20Windrush%20Suite%20&%20Echo%20in%20the%20Bones.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "An evening of connection, reflection, & celebration: Renell Shaw's The Windrush Suite at Kings Place")
