Caroline Taylor (Photo: Alia Thomas) It never fails to amaze me how much good music fails to become common knowledge even when available in good modern editions. Solomon’s Knot’s espousal of the work of 17th […]
George Parris & The Carice Singers at Cheltenham Music Festival Composer Academy Cheltenham Music Festival has announced the 2026 season of its highly regarded programme for early-career composers, Composer Academy, which will be led this […]
Born 1962, Swiss composer Dieter Ammann‘s star has yet to shine brightly in the UK, but he has certainly gained traction on the Continent. This appears to be a recording of the composer’s 60th birthday […]
City Music Foundation 2025 Young Artists in the Great Hall at St Bart’s The City Music Foundation (CMF) was founded in 2012 and has developed significantly into an organisation that supports young artists by offering […]
Schubert, Donizetti, Yvette Souviron, Babi de Oliveira, Modesta Bor, Borja Mariño, Lia Cimaglia Espinosa, Jaime León, Zully Murillo, Margarita Lecuona, Maria Grever; Julieth Lozano Rolong, Anna Tilbrook; Opera Rara at Bechstein Hall Reviewed 26 February 2026 […]
I’m late to the party this year (the London Handel Festival), so it’s looking a bit like I might have to have a private party at home: this glorious, glorious disc of Handel Cantaras, early […]
What a wonderful idea.! This Pentatone release takes Pale Mikkelborg’s Bill Evans Suite as a starting point – a suite recoded initially in 1969, and which takes Evans’ classics and juxtaposes big band and jazz […]
Sean Noonan by Linda Pedroso Sean Noonan describes himself as a speaking drummer; he is a composer, and rhythmic storyteller whose music defies categorization. Drawing on the traditions of wandering minstrels and African griots, he […]
The English Music Festival takes place at a new venue this year. From 22 to 25 May 2026, Dartington Hall in Devon will host the festival which was founded by Em Marshall-Luck. The festival will […]
Solomon’s Knot at Kirby Hall in 2023 George Jefferys & the Birth of the English Baroque; Solomon’s Knot, James Garnon, Helen Schlesinger, writer & director: Federay Holmes; Wigmore HallReviewed 24 February 2025 A dramatised presentation […]
