Handel: Acis and Galatea – chorus – Opera Holland Park (Photo: Ali Wright) Handel: Acis and Galatea; Elizabeth Karani, Anthony Gregory, Chuma Sijeqa, Ruari Bowen, director: Louise Bakker, City of London Sinfonia, conductor: Michael Papadopoulos; […]
Anselm McDonnell Belfast-based composer Anselm McDonnell appeared on these pages earlier this year with my review of his third album, Politics of the Imagination, featuring music where political commentary and sheer playfulness combine with a […]
Russian media are reporting that the virtuoso violinist Asya Sorshneva has been placed under house arrest in the town of Vladimir. She has been charged with ‘financing extremist activities’ after making several donations to the […]