Ben Goldscheider Anna Clyne: Sirens, Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor; Ben Goldscheider, Laurence Kilsby, London Mozart Players, Jonathan Bloxham; Church of St Martin in the FieldsReviewed […]
James Baillieu (Photo: David Ruano) From this year, pianist James Baillieu and conductor/composer Ryan Wigglesworth begin a three-year tenure as Associate Directors of the Britten Pears Arts Young Artist Programme, with both men being significantly involved […]
Once upon a time, Cavalleria rusticana was Mascagni’s one known opera, and the most imagination we got was to decouple it from Leoncvallo’s Pag and tether it to another verismo one-cater. Times are different now: […]
The Parnassus Ensemble is a young Early Music collective founded in 2022 by Oscar Holch, Xeniga Gogu and Victor García García as result of participating in several young artist programmes throughout the UK and Europe […]
The Presteigne Festival returns with five eventful days from 27 to 31 August 2026 in the Radnorshire town. This year, composer Michael Zev Gordon is in residence, but the festival is also celebrating milestone birthdays […]
I was enticed by this album’s alluring title, which has more relevance and meaning than many seen on Classical albums these days. This one makes sense, so it works – and I welcomed it. After this […]
The program presented here by Nilo Caracristi and Giancarlo Guarino covers various centuries and styles, from Verdi to Rota. Verdi? Well, a Fantasia sopra alcuni motivi dell’opera “I due Foscari” di Giuseppe Verdi, by Gustavo […]
Schubert, Liszt Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 04.05.2026 Schubert Piano Sonata No. 18 in G, D 894 (1826) Liszt Années de pèlerinage, première année, Suisse, S 180 (1848-55) I first encountered Francesco Piemontesi’s beautifully […]
Anton Reicha was a Bohemia-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer, who was a friend and contemporary of Beethoven. Whilst he wrote in a wide variety of genres he is mainly remembered for his substantial early […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Anna Clyne in residence, collaborations with Jess Gillam, Alice Sarah Ott & Rushil Ranjan, Britten's War Requiem at Coventry Cathedral: the CBSO 2026/27 season")
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (Photo: Andrew Fox) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), music director Kazuki Yamada has announce their 2026/2027 season. One highlight must be Remembrance Day, when Kazuki Yamada […]
