Benjamin Britten wrote for cabaret

press release: In June 2022, the late Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini and his son Daniele, who shared a special love for Schubert, recorded their upcoming album dedicated to three essential aspects of the Viennese composer’s […]

Schubert at the Wigmore Hall One of my best Christmas presents this year came from Wigmore Hall which made this beautiful selection of sublime songs available to us, the audience, free, this week. The live […]

Giovanna d’Arco, which premiered at La Scala in 1845, was an instant popular success. It is said that within a few weeks of the premiere the favourite melodies from Giovanna were being ground out on the […]