Russian Cello Sonatas
There is a lot to be said for Hee-Young LIm and Nathalia Milstein’s approach to Rachmaninov. Composed in the aftermath of the disaster of the premiere of Rachmaninov’s First Symphony, the Sonata for Piano and […]
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At just 17, pianist Jacky Zhang becomes the youngest ever winner of the Sheepdrove Piano Competition at Newbury Spring Festival
Jacky Zhang at BBC Young Musician in 2024 In 2024 at just 16 years old, pianist Jacky Zhang reached the final stages of BBC Young Musician with a performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 […]
Richness & imagination: the all-male ensemble De Profundis continues its exploration of Morales with two masses based on L’homme armé
Cristóbal de Morales: Missa L’homme armé a4, Magnificat secundi toni, Missa L’homme armé a5; De Profundis, Robert Hollingworth; COROReviewed 20 May 2026 The Morales Project moves to CORO and demonstrates the richness to be found in the composer’s […]
Gentleman Jack
Like a breath of bracing Yorkshire air, Northern Ballet’s brand-new Gentleman Jack swept into Sadler’s Wells, bringing a truly refreshing new narrative to the stage: the story of the ‘first modern lesbian’, Anna Lister aka […]
Curated By… Ben Nobuto: an intimate programme exploring the music, composers and sonic ideas that have influenced his artistic development.
Ben Nobuto (Photo: Jennifer Hawthorn ) Kings Place’s new Curated By… series places audiences at the centre of a composer’s creative world. For the opening event on 23 May, Curated By… Ben Nobuto the British-Japanese […]
From Beethoven & Britten to Caroline Shaw & Gavin Higgins: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s 2026/27 season will be chief conductor Domingo Hindoyan’s sixth
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Domingo Hindoyan (Photo: Gareth Jones) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s 2026/27 will be Domingo Hindoyan’s sixth as chief conductor and his concerts with the orchestra feature a wide range of repertoire including […]
Unashamedly romantic with an expressive use of dissonance & sophisticated atmosphere: the music of the remarkably youthful Christopher Churcher on Resonus Classics
Moonrise: music by Christopher Churcher; Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes; Resonus Classics Reviewed 12 May 2026 Music by the 22-year-old Christopher Churcher revealing a sophisticated handling of his choral forces allied to a distinctive […]
Brass to the fore: this year’s Cumnock Tryst is a tribute to the late Scottish trumpeter John Wallace & a celebration of the tradition of brass band music in the Ayrshire coalfields
The cooperation band Sir James MacMillan’s Cumnock Tryst returns with its twelfth festival, running from 1 to 4 October 2026, the festival brings together world-class international artists, leading Scottish ensembles, and young musicians from The […]
Meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom: Phelim McDermott & Philip Glass’s Tao of Glass, @sohoplace theatre
Phelim McDermott & Philip Glass: Tao of Glass – @sohoplace theatre Director Phelim McDermott and composer Philip Glass have collaborated at ENO and the Met on Glass’s operas Satygraha [see Tony’s review of the 2018 revival at ENO] and Akhnaten, […]
A new interdisciplinary research programme for composers, performers, scholars and practitioners
FACT FICTION, a new interdisciplinary research programme has been launched led by composer Alastair White. Aimed at composers, performers, scholars and practitioners seeking to develop original research through artistic practice within an international context, the […]
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