Jennifer Higdon’s six-minute Fiery Red forms the second part of her two movement Piano Trio (a 2003 commission) and continues her preoccupation as to whether colour can convey mood. Whatever the answer, Emma Roijackers (violin), […]
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro in rehearsal – Ellie Neate, Danielle de Niese, Jack Sandison – Wild Arts (Photo: Anastasia Tikhonova) Wild Arts is a small but dynamic company that presents music and opera, touring […]
What with Glyndebourn’s fabulous Rossini Il turco in Italia (review to follow), it seems fitting that the symphony here is Wrantizky’s D-Major, “Con musica turca,” sitting firmly in the line of this “Orientalist” influence (think […]
Once again, Laura Rickard curated this week-long festival of a dozen or so events, this year turning her attention to the elements: earth, air, fire and water. For the first concert I attended, the natural […]
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte – Osian Wyn Bowen, Madeline Boreham, Paul Grant – Opera Holland Park (Photo: Craig Fuller) Mozart: Cosi fan tutte: Madeline Boreham, Shakira Tsindos, Osian Wyn Bowen, Paul Grant, Elizabeth Karani, Paul Carey […]
The Tears and Fire of the Muses, Claudio Monteverdi Revolution Hespèrion XXI; Soloists of La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Wigore Hall, 1pm, 26.05.2026 Samuel Scheidt Pavan dolorosa, SSWV 41; Courant dolorosa, SSWV 47. Monteverdi Lamento […]
Asmik Grigorian and Lukas Geniušas at Wigmore Hall The Wigmore Hall’s 125th Anniversary Festival is shaping up well: in one day, the venue offered Jordi Savall at lunchtime and Asmik Grigorian in the evening, both […]
Richard Strauss & his father, FranzPhotographed in 1901 On Sunday 31 May 2026, Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego and pianist Alessandro Taverna, who came to international prominence at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2009, make […]
Performers at the Dowland 400 festival in Norwich This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland. Numerous concerts, festivals and special projects are being held throughout the country to commemorate his […]
Launched in 2007, Tête à Tête will be 30 next year! But this year the company shows no sign of slacking. From 3 to 6 July the latest chapter in their longstanding partnership with the […]
.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Intriguing connections in Anja Bihlmaier & BBC Philharmonic's Prom including Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde with Jamie Barton & Clay Hilley, yet perhaps better heard on BBC Sounds")
.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Stripped back drama & strong musical values: Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne Opera at the BBC Proms")
