When the Paris Opera planned to give the first performance at the theatre of Verdi’s Otello the maestro was extremely puzzled when it was announced that they would be performing the opera in Italian. Hitherto the […]
Domingo Hindoyan and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in 2022 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has welcomed six new musicians into its ranks, whilst the Brighton Early Music Festival has announced the appointment of new co-artistic directors, […]
Rimsky Korsakov: The Snowmaiden – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Rimsky Korsakov: The Snowmaiden; Ffion Edwards, Kitty Whately Katherine McIndoe, Edmund Danon, Hannah Sandison, Joseph Doody, Jack Dolan, Amy J Payne, Edward […]
There is a long association between the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School, and this disc shows just how succssful it is. Together, they present a varied selection of Stravinsky’s music, valuable in […]
Bernstein: A Quiet Place – Henry Neill, Elgan Llyr Thomas – Royal Ballet & Opera (Photo: Marc Brenner/ROH) Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti, Bernstein: A Quiet Place; Henry Neill, Wallis Giunta, Grant Doyle, Rowan Pierce, Elgan […]
Tafelmusik & Rachel Podger (Photo: Dahlia Katz) Tafelmusik, the Canadian period instrument ensemble, recently appointed violinist Rachel Podger as principal guest director and this month the orchestra released a disc of Haydn symphonies with Rachel […]
Southbank Centre announces Classical Music Spring/Summer 2025 with bold new premieres and commissions The Southbank Centre and its family of six Resident Orchestras – Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of […]
This is a somewhat unusual (and likely hard-to-find) title. It comes from the Chopin University Press in Warsaw, Poland. It seems to be available only via digital download in the U.S., but a CD can […]
Wagner: Die Walküre – The London Opera Company, November 2023 London Opera Company presented a full-scale performance of Wagner’s Die Walküre at Smith Square Hall (St John’s Smith Square) in November 2023 conducted by Peter Selwyn. […]
Founded in 1995 by Rainer Kussmaul, Raimar Orlovsky and other members of the Berlin Philharmonic as an ensemble specialised in music of the 16th and 17th centuries, the Berliner Barock Solisten is a crack ensemble […]
