The Music of Dieter Ammann
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 […]
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Celebrating in style: current and past City Music Foundation Young Artists in showcase at the restored Great Hall of St Bart’s
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 […]
From a Parisian salon to South America: Julieth Lozano Rolong charms & engages in her Salon Concert for Opera Rara with Anna Tilbrook at Bechstein Hall
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 […]
Un’alma innamorata: Handel cantatas, and a World Premiere!
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 […]
Symbiosis – Tribute to Bill Evans
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 […]
A 365 year old ghost story into a surreal fantasy epic where drums, voice and orchestra collide: Sean Noonan’s The Drummer of Tedworth
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 […]
John Foulds, Edgar Bainton & Alan Rawsthorne premieres at this year’s English Music Festival
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 […]
Catching lightning: Solomon’s Knot explore George Jefferys & the birth of the English Baroque at Wigmore Hall
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 […]
Splendid violin concertos. Splendid playing and sound.
Here’s another new title which has been nearly impossible to get my hands on. I can’t imagine why this one in particular has been continuously unavailable and/or ridiculously priced completely out of consideration. Maybe because it’s […]
Héloïse Werner: close-ups
The programme here echoes that of Werner’s Wigmore Hall concert last April (review), and holds the Hidegard O vis as constant; sadly, I had to miss out on Werner and fiends at King’s Place last […]
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