Classical Explorer

So it’s Christmas. It’s not, really, not yet – but mince pies are in the shops (and have been for some time 😸) and Christmas discs are piling up. So here’s the first of this […]

This album has achieved notable success already(released October 9, and achieving top spot in the UK Classical Chart) Helen Rogers, Executive Producer at Decca Classics, says: To see Jess achieve three consecutive No. 1 albums […]

C. P. E. Bach Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord); Aapo Häkkinen (fortepiano; harpsichord/director); Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. Wigmore Hall, 730 pm, 19.10.2026 Symphony in F, Wq 175 (1755). Harpsichord Concerto in E minor, Wq 15 (1745-7). Symphony in […]

Mendelssohn, Nielsen NOVO Quartet. Wigmore Hall, 1 pm, 19.10.2026 Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 (1827) Nielsen String Quartet in F minor, Op. 5 (1890) The Danish NOVO Quartet is a […]

Wagner Tristan und Isolde. Cast; Chorus & Orchestra of the London Opera Company / Peter Selwyn (conductor). St John’s, Smith Square, 18.10.2026. Cast: Tristan – Neal Cooper Isolde – Cara McHardy  Brangӓne – Harriet Williams […]

Dario Salvi and the Janáček Philharmonic return for volume 3 in their series of Overtures and Stage Music: Volume One was covered here, while we covered yet another Naxos release, the Piano Trios with the […]

The Quatuor Elmire was part of the String Quartet finals at Geneva a few years back (see here); currently in residence at the Singer-Polignac Foundation and the Chapelle Musicale, Reine Elisabeth (the present release was […]

Mozart Yunchan Lim (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 15.10.2026 Piano Sonatas: C, K 279 (1775); D, K 284 (1774-5).  Fantasia in D minor, K 397 (c. 1782) Piano Sonatas: F, K 332 (1781-3); A minor, K […]

What a treasure trove this is! Joseph Szigeti at the height of his powers … The first track might well sound familiar to pianists: it’s the finale from the Piano Sonata in D, D 850 […]

Max Richter joins a roll call of extraordinary composers including  Anoushka Shankar, Gavin Bryars, Matthew Herbert and Talvin Singh  News revealed days before Richter releases brand-new album, While The Flood Rages  The Ivors Academy announced today [13 October] […]