Preparing for the premiere of Oliver Tarney’s St Mark Passion at St Endellion in 2019 Oliver Tarney‘s St Mark Passion was commissioned by the St Endellion Easter Festival and given its first performance there in […]
Handel: Rinaldo – Ellie Donald, Agustin Pennino – Royal Academy Opera (Photo: Craig Fuller) Handel: Rinaldo: Agustin Pennino, Caroline Blair, Ellie Donald, Joel Robson, director: Julia Burbach, conductor: David Bates, Royal Academy Opera; Susie Sainsbury […]
Barrie Kosky’s most recent staging of the Ring continues at Covent Garden with Siegfried; the director had previously declared himself unsatisfied with his staging for Staatsoper Hannover in 2009-11. While this Ring still has one vital part to go, we […]
Telemann Old and New What a treat to hear a full concert of Telemann’s magnificent music. The dates of composition of the pieces span 30 + years: hence, “Telemann Old and New”) with the late […]
Welcome to our new series, All-IN-4Art where our Florida correspondent, Robert J Carreras interviews musical figures from across the globe. Bettina Bermbach, 2026 (Photo: David Ausserhofer) Bettina Bermbach arrived at Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben (DSM, the […]
I tried. I really did. But here’s the thing. Compositional ability aside, the recording itself is what really bothers me on this Pentatone CD. Approaching something as bizarre as this, everything must work in its […]
David Butt Philip & Friends Gala – Susanna Stranders, Liam James Karai, Ellie Laugharne – St Paul’s Opera (Photo: Julian Guidera) David Butt Philip & Friends Gala; Ellie Laugharne, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, David Butt Philip, Liam […]
Stephen McNeff: Ballads of a Bogman – The Sigerson Clifford Song Cycle, Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel; Gavan Ring, Fiachra Garvey; Wigmore HallReviewed 17 March 2027 Stephen McNeff’s masterly settings of poetry inspired by County Kerry with performers who […]
While some might point you in the direction of the ensemble canzona when it comes to the music of Johann Rosenmüller (1619-84), the composer who so nearly became Thomaskantor in Leipzig – a scandal scuppered […]
Anna Clyne (Photo: Victoria Stevens) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has announced that USA-based British composer Anna Clyne has been appointed composer-in-residence for the 2026/27 season. Her work with the CBSO will include […]
