The evening opened with Matthias Pintscher leading the US premiere of his tone poem neharot, which he describes as ‘a tombeau, a requiem, a kaddish – for all the people we have lost’ in the […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: The fashion these days is to remix the 16 Beethoven quartets, selecting one from each period — early, middle and late — in concert and record cycles. It […]
I once tried to introduce a friend to Bruckner via the Fifth Symphony. The concert did not go down well – ‘the work of a madman’ was just one of the reservations I recall. And […]
t is lovely to see some Johann Friedrich Fasch, his music is always colourful and imaginative. While in employment under Prince Johann August von Anhalt- Zerbst (1677-1742) as court Kapellmeister at the Anhaltinische Hof in […]
Handel’s Theodora – Royal Opera Click here to subscribe I’m recommending this production of Handel’s own favorite of all his oratorios with some trepidation because the director, not my favourite, has transposed the action from […]
Local hire Michael Gassmann is leaving the fest after four years, it has been announced in Bonn. His successor is to be Torger Nelson, who used to work at Washington National Opera and at the […]
Trio Bohémo Formed in 2019 by three Czech musicians, Matouš Pěruška (violin), Kristina Vocetková (cello) and Jan Vojtek (piano), Trio Bohémo released their debut disc on Supraphon in August 2024, featuring Schubert’s great E flat […]
The EP can be streamed for these sources: https://w.lnk.to/leeds24 Here’s the official intro: This highly anticipated debut release showcases a selection of Izik-Dzurko’s remarkable performances from the competition, including Chopin’s Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, […]
Ella in Berlin I fancied hearing a bit of Ella Fitzgerald this afternoon and what I turned up on YouTube was so wonderful that I had to share it with you. Here she is, live […]
Rattled by the dismemberment of St John’s Voices at St John’s College, the University of Cambridge has created and inter-collegial Choral Foundation Scheme – ‘a one-year training programme which will equip students who have had […]
