Time Entwined Birtwistle, Gerber & Mason Students from the Royal College of Music; Young Musicians from the North London Music Hub; London Sinfonietta / Geoffrey Paterson (conductor); Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 11.5.2026 Steven Gerber Duet […]
Violetta Suvini (Photo: Marleen Annema) On 10 July 2026 at Pittville Pump Room in Cheltenham, violinist Violetta Suvini is joined by friends, Hana Mizuta-Spencer (violin), Dominic Stokes (viola) and Nina Kiva (cello) for Violetta Suvini […]
“An American Dream?” Why the question mark? There’s a lot to get to on this one, not least of which is why the title of the album is a question. Barbara Hannigan explains that in the […]
Imogen Whitehead with flugelhorn The flugelhorn has its origins in a German type of hunting horn. In early 18th century Germany, a ducal hunt leader known as a Flügelmeister used a Flügelhorn to direct his […]
Mary, Queen of Scots remains a character who continues to fascinate and inspire composers. Composers as diverse as Schumann and Richard Wagner set her poetry. Donizetti’s opera though historically inaccurate continues to hold the operatic […]
Summa – Arvo Pärt: Solfeggio, Silouan’s Song, Da Pacem Domine, Psalom, Missa Brevis, Summa, O-Antiphonen, Pari Intervallo; Cello Octet Amsterdam; 7K Records Reviewed 26 May 2026 Arvo Pärt’s music reinvented in his own versions for […]
Solomon’s Knot and Jonathan Sells join forces with Les Passions de l’Âme (The Passions of the Soul)) for this celebration of late Telmann sacred music, Ton Koopman waxed lyrical to me once about Telemann’s Donnerode, […]
St Paul’s Opera in Clapham is back with their summer opera next month. Having delighted us last year with Doniz L’elisir d’amore [see my review], the company will be performing Verdi’s La traviata from 2 […]
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito: Jeremy Ovenden, Aphrodite Patoulidou, Maite Beaumont, Anna El-Khashem, Ambroisine Bré, Adrien Fournaison, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset; The Grange FestivalReviewed 9 June 2026 A welcome opportunity to hear Mozart’s great last opera […]
8 Songs for a Mad King Soloists; Manchester Camerata / John Andrews (conductor); Company Chameleon (stage direction). King’s Place, London, June 6, 2026 Judith Weir Blue Green Hill Errolyn Wallen By Gis and By Saint […]
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