.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Stripped back drama & strong musical values: Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne Opera at the BBC Proms")
Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos – Samantha Hankey, Alina Wunderlin, Robin Ticciati, LPO Glyndebourne Opera at BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Chris Christodoulou) Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Rachel Willis-Sørensen, David Butt Philip, Alina Wunderlin, Samantha Hankey, […]
Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts, op. 5 (Requiem, 1837) Julien Henric (tenor); BBC Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.08.2026 In a BBC Radio 3 […]
Young musicians from Brent Music Academy of which the RPO is a founding partner (Photo: Ben Wright) As teenagers across the country eagerly – or perhaps apprehensively – await their GCSE results, the Royal Philharmonic […]
Adolphe Nourrit in the title role of Salieri’s Tarare in 1823 Antonio Salieri is still, alas, best remembered for his non-role in Mozart’s death and his operas remain tantalisingly at the fringes of the repertoire. […]
On Friday, August 21 2026, Mandle Cheung will conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Brighton Festival Chorus and soloists Elizabeth Watts and Jennifer Johnston in Mahler’s mighty Second Symphony at a sold-out Alexandra Palace […]
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte – Soyeon Shin, Max Robbins, Anna Gregg, Michal Karski, Aina Magnell, Samuel Pantcheff – Scherzo Ensemble at Smith Square Hall Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (the essential cut); Soyeon Shin, Aina Magnell, Max Robbins, Samuel […]
Following their successful production of Puccini’s Tosca last year (with Marlena Devoe, Sam Furness and Philip Rhodes), director Katie Blackwell and conductor John Warner return to Oxford Opera Company for a new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of […]
Jervaulx Abbey (Photo: Jervaulx Abbey) Named for Jervaulx Abbey, the ruins of the once great Cistercian abbey in North Yorkshire, Jervaulx Singers is an eight-voiced ensemble of professional singers founded in 2021 by conductor Charlie […]
“Tanglewood on Parade”, a full day and evening of music and fun, is an annual tradition at Tanglewood. This year, it was part of a week of concerts and other events curated by Yo-Yo Ma […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Baroque Bridges: Ensemble Hesperi joins forces with Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble")
This week, the period instrument Ensemble Hesperi is joining forces with the South African group Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble for a series of joint events. Under the title Baroque Bridges there are concerts at St Mary’s Church, […]
.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "By turns ravishing & spine-tingling: period instrument orchestra Les Siècles is the star of the show in Berlioz's La damnation de Faust at the BBC Proms conducted by Jakob Lehmann")
