Chauhan conducts Tchaikovsky – Vol 3
I’ve collected the 3 of these to appear so far in the series – although after listening to the first one, I haven’t been motivated to listen to the next two. Francesca and Tempest were […]
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The Grange Festival 2025 – Rameau’s Les Indes galantes – with Laurène Paternò, Ana Quintans, Alasdair Kent & Andreas Wolf; directed by Bintou Dembélé; conducted by Leonardo García-Alarcón
Despite containing what is probably Rameau’s best known single piece of music (the keyboard piece Les Sauvages, arranged as the vocal ensemble ‘Forêts paisibles’) this is claimed to be the first fully staged performance in […]
Challenging conventional ideas of vocal performance: Contemporary Vocal Sünds from Eleanor Westbrook & Oskar McCarthy
Two contemporary singers are joining forces to present a recital of experimental vocal music. Eleanor Westbrook and Oskar McCarthy, along with pianist Ben Smith are presenting Contemporary Vocal Sünds at The Uplands, St Leonards-on-Sea (20 […]
Robert & Clara: Stephan Loges & Jocelyn Freeman at SongEasel
Stephan Loges at a SongEasel recital on 22 June 2025 (Photo: Kate Kantur) Robert & Clara: songs by Clara Schumann & Robert Schumann including Liederkreis, Op. 39; Stephan Loges, Jocelyn Freeman; SongEasel at St Matthew’s […]
Royal Opera House – Handel’s Semele – with Pretty Yende, Ben Bliss & Alice Coote; directed by Oliver Mears; conducted by Christian Curnyn
For Handel’s Semele (1744) Oliver Mears and designer Annemarie Woods draw inspiration from the films of Luis Buñuel for their surreal horror. Cross that with The Marriage of Figaro and you get the interpretation they […]
Quadrophenia – A Mod Ballet
To say that expectations were running high for this new dance version of the extraordinary 1979 film Quadrophenia would be to understate the atmosphere in the audience before the beginning of the show. Not only […]
450 children celebrate & take part in a wide variety of music: Richard Shephard Music Foundation’s annual Make Music Day in York
Richard Shephard Music Foundation’s annual Make Music Day in York Over 450 school children gathered last week (25 June) at York St John University for a day of inspiring music as the Richard Shephard Music Foundation […]
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New concertos, more Mozart Made in Manchester, expanding Music in Mind: Manchester Camerata’s new season
Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Manchester Camerata (Photo: Anthony Robling) Music director Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 with Caroline Pether plus music by Fanny Mendelssohn and Beethoven, and returns with Mozart, Made in Manchester, with soprano Ying […]
A vivid sense of style & stagecraft with some of the best Handel singers around: Rodelinda at Garsington Opera
Handel: Rodelinda – Lucy Crowe – Garsington Opera (Photo: courtesy Garsington Opera) Handel: Rodelinda; Lucy Crowe, Tim Mead, Ed Lyon, Brandon Cedel, Marvic Monreal, Hugh Cutting, director: Ruth Knight, the English Concert, conductor: Peter Whelan; […]
Evgeny Kissin at the Barbican: Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich
Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich Evgeny Kissin (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 25.06.2025 Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 Chopin Nocturnes: C sharp minor, Op. 27/2; A flat, Op. 32/3. Scherzo No. 4. Shostakovich Piano Sonata No. […]
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