Awakenings: Brahms, Saint-Saens, Wolf, Schoenberg, Stenhamer, Rebecca Clarke, Prokofiev, Hugh Wood, Jake Heggie, Weill, Britten: Laurence Kilsby, Ella O’Neill; AVI MusicReviewed 15 July 2024 An intriguing & eclectic programme full of disturbing elements complemented by […]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin – James Baillieu, Julien Van Mellaerts, Christopher Purves – Opera in Song at Opera Holland Park, 2022 Opera in Song, curated by baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and pianist Dylan Perez, has […]
The death is reported of Juan Carlos Núñez, a composer much beloved of Venezuelan musicians, both at home and in exile. After studies in Warsaw, Núñez conducted most of the leading orchestras and encouraged composers […]
The Netherlands orchestra world is in uproar over the latest disastrous cuts. Amsterdam, July 15, 2024 – Eleven different interest groups from the music sector have called on the Minister of Education, Culture and Science […]
The death has been reported of the composer Edith Lejet, Emeritus Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She died today, in the week of her 83rd birthday. A […]
The Baltimore Symphony has chosen Martha Conwell Long as principal flute. She is presently with the Oregon Symphony. Ms Long replaces Emily Skala, who was dismissed amid a Covid furore in August 2021. The post […]
London Mozart Players is resident at Fairfield Halls, Croydon and performs at Smith Square Hall and on the South coast, but in addition the orchestra launches its 2024/25 season with six concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields. In […]
Adele Thomas Welsh National Opera has announced that opera and theatre director Adele Thomas and creative producer Sarah Crabtree will jointly take up the role of WNO’s General Director and CEO in January 2025, following […]
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – David Ireland, Claire Lees – Garsington Opera, 2024 (Photo: Julian Guidera) Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; David Ireland, Claire Lees, Rafael Fingerlos, Samantha Clarke, Bethany Horak-Hallett, director: John Cox/Bruno […]
Alarming news from St Albans, historic seat of the first British saint: Oliver Morrell, St Albans organ scholar, is moving to Winchester (together with Andrew Lucas) to take up the newly-advertised Sub-Organist position. Tom Winpenny […]
