The Joystick and The Reins (Collage image :Eve Stainton) John Carpenter’s 1982 horror film, The Thing (which starred Kurt Russell) featured a score by Ennio Morricone because Carpenter wanted the film to have a European musical […]
This is Marek Janowski’s first purely orchestral Schubert recording. He has already collaborated with the Dresdne Philharmonie on Pentatone in Beethoven’s Fidelio (2021), Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (both 2020). The Eighth, the […]
Longborough’s closing offering this season pairs its emerging artists with the Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (1689). Erlend Samnøen’s production expands the work to recreate something of the immersive and colourful spectacle […]
Samling Artist Programme masterclass at Marchmont House in 2024 On Saturday 2 August 2025, Samling Institute for Young Artists will be introducing eight new Samling Artists who have been taking part in a masterclass with French […]
Thomas Jung (Photo: The Finest Light) The Constant Lambert Fellowship, a partnership between Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) and the Royal Ballet and Opera, was created in 2018 to support the development of young conductors in the […]
National Children’s Choir of Great Britain’s Senior Choir performing in Bromsgrove in 2024 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain’s (NCCGB) Senior Choir will perform a free lunchtime concert in St John’s Church, Bromsgrove on […]
Gavin Higgins (Photo: Yusef Bastaway) The Three Choirs Festival has announced Gavin Higgins as its inaugural Associate Composer, marking the launch of a major composer development programme. Higgins will launch his three-year residency with a […]
Alastair Penman: The Last Tree; Alastair Penman; Meadowbank MusicReviewed 23 July 2025 Impressively multi-tracked, Alastair Penman’s new album is a passion project about climate change, yet also a remarkably engaging suite of Michael Nyman-esque music […]
Beethoven’s Fifth: Rameau, Saint-Saêns, Capperauld, Beethoven Alexandre Kantorow (piano); Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor/drum). Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.07.2025 Rameau Les Indes galantes (1735), Suite Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. […]
Deirdre Brenner (Photo: Andrej Grilc) From 1922 to 1996 more than 10,000 women and girls were incarcerated in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. Operated by four religious orders, these for-profit punitive institutions detained individuals against their will, […]
