Arnold Bax’s lavishly scored Tintagel was inspired by a holiday romance with pianist Harriet Cohen whilst visiting the north Cornish coast in 1917. Whether an evocation of Atlantic rollers, the castle-crowned cliff of Tintagel or an encapsulation […]
Elena Langer: Four Sisters – Jingwen Cai, Ellen Pearson, Hannah Edmunds, Madeline Robinson, Sam Hird – Royal Opera (Photo: Mark Senior) Tales of Love and Loss: Elizabeth Maconchy: The Departure, Charlotte Bray: Making Arrangements, Elena […]
Jay Broadhurst (Photo: Julian Guidera) The Musicians’ Company Concerts: Dani Howard, Francis Poulenc, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann; Danushka Edirisinghe, George Herbert, Jay Broadhurst, Zany Denyer; Wigmore HallReviewed 5 May 2026 Recipients of the Concordia Foundation […]
This is an ambitious album, released on the Prima Classic label and subtitled, “From The Shades to The Light,” built on statements such as, Why not reflect on art as a benediction of life, finding […]
An intriguing title comes from Alpha Classics and a conductor who made a strong impression on me when I encountered her a couple years ago, on an album of Harp Concertos, with Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. […]
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Newbury Spring Festival Chorus at St Nicolas Church, Newbury 2025 (Photo: Milly March) The Newbury Spring Festival features two weeks of music and the arts with diverse genres including jazz, music theatre, […]
This year, Oxford International Song Festival marks its 25th anniversary with to weeks of concerts (from 9 to 24 October 2026) under the title of Love Songs, featuring 59 events. The Festival opens with a […]
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at Aviva Studios in 2025 (Photo: Gaelle Beri) Factory International, the organisation behind Manchester International Festival, presents a year-round cultural programme at Manchester’s Aviva Studios including a classical season. Last weekend (2 May) the […]
I remember seeing an LP set for Haydn’s “Baryton Trios” in the 1980s and wondering what on earth that was all about. It’s all down to employment: Haydn’s employer, Prince Nikolaus of Esterházy’s and his […]
Adrian Partington conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 at Gloucester Cathedral as part of the 2022 Cheltenham Music Festivalwith South Cotswold Big Sing Group, British Sinfonietta As part of this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival, Adrian Partington […]
