.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Fifth Birthday: the Benedetti Foundation celebrates five years of delivering transformative experiences through mass music events")
Founder Nicola Benedetti at one of the Benedetti Foundation’s live Benedetti Sessions This year the Benedetti Foundation celebrates its fifth birthday; five years of delivering transformative experiences through mass music events, aiming to ensure equal […]
John Field – Nocturne No.17 in C, H 61Beethoven – Piano Sonata in G minor, Op.49/1John Field – Nocturnes: No.1 in E-flat, H 24; No.2 in C minor, H 25; No.4 in A, H 36; No.10 in E, […]
Cherubini: Médée – Lila Dufy, Joyce El-Khoury in Act One – Opéra Comique (Photo: Stefan Brion) Cherubini: Médée; Joyce El-Khoury, Julien Behr, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Lila Dufy, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, director: Marie-Ève Signeyrole, Insula Orchestra, conductor: Laurence […]
The Somm’s recording is quite bright, which suits Glass’ music well. Very even night hand melody include Eude No. 8: Giusto Di Lallo’s new album of Philip Glass Selected Piano Etudes – 10th Anniversary Special […]
The first of two releases on the Somm label this weekend (in their “Ariadne’ series), this is also the first in their stunning ongoing Bruckner From the Archives series. It seems to have a twofold […]
2024 New Voices Singing Competition: judging panel – Sir Andrew Lawson-Tancred, Robert Ogden, Edward Gardner OBE, Sholto Kynoch, Judith le Breuilly, George Ireland, Sir John Tomlinson; winners – Clara Orif and Jack Redman The New Voices […]
Atsushi Sakai (viola da gamba) and Bruno Helstroffer (theorbo) at PS.Halle, Einbeck for the 2024 Internationale Händel Festspiele Göttingen This year’s Göttingen International Handel Festival takes place from 16 to 25 May 2025, once more […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Another crazy day: Joe Hill-Gibbins' production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro returns to ENO reinvigorated, full of engaging performances")
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – English National Opera, 2025 (Photo: Zoe Martin) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Mary Bevan, David Ireland, Nardus Williams, Cody Quattlebaum, Hanna Hipp, director: Joe Hill-Gibbins/Jenny Ogilvie, conductor: Ainārs Rubiķis; […]
After Alfvén, Borgstrøm. Hjalmar Borgstrøm (1861-1925) might not be the best-known of Scandic composers, although some of his most important works were performed in his native Norway until the Second World War. Now, with he […]
My Heart’s in the Highlands: traditional, Schumann, Stuart MacRae, Liza Lehmann, Hahn; Glen Cunningham, Anna Tilbrook; DELPHIANReviewed 5 February 2025 For his debut recital, the young Scottish tenor takes us back to the Highlands of […]
