On 27th March 2026, the record label Prima Facie released the premiere recording of Andrew Downes’ A St Luke Passion of 1993 (Op. 50) with the Philharmonia Voices and Orchestra under David Trippett. This is the first album in a trilogy of recordings of the large-scale […]
Rigoletto Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave Cast: Rigoletto – Leonardo Lee; Gilda – Mei Gui Zhang; Duke of Mantua – Andrei Danilov; Sparafucile – Alexander Tsymbalyuk; Maddalena – Victoria Karkacheva; Count Monterone – […]
Alex Paxton: Candyfolk Spacedrum: Alex Paxton, Jennifer Walshe, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Belham Primary School, David Ingamells, Jennifer Walshe; Jonah RecordsReviewed 25 March 2026 A sonic extravaganza where Paxton demonstrates not only his […]
Donizetti: La fille du regiment – Young Artists of the National Opera Studio Act Four: Rossini, Lortzing, Stravinsky, Britten, Berlioz, Cilea, Donizetti; Young Artists of the National Opera Studio, director: Ruth Knight, conductor: Andrew Griffiths; […]
Devon Glover “If music be the food of love” then take me to the Shakespeare in Music Festival (SIM) in Stratford-upon-Avon from 20 to 23 April. The SIM Festival is rapidly becoming the “go to” […]
Mozart: Don Giovanni – Ensemble OrQuesta at 2025 Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre (Photo: Julian Guidera) The Grimeborn Festival is back at the Arcola Theatre this summer from 15 July to 5 September with its usual […]
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Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1; The Brook Street Band; First Hand Records Warm and characterful music that deserves to be better known. Provincial in fact but not in reputation, the […]
Près de votre oreille The Institut français in South Kensington continues its occasional series of concerts presenting artists making a welcome appearing in London. This time there is the opportunity to hear the period instrument […]
Mozart the Travelling Whirlwind – Mozart: Sonatas Nos. 7, 8, 9; Michael Wessel; ARS ProduktionReviewed by Rey Andreas 27 March 2026 German pianist Michael Wessel recorded a new album of Mozart’s piano sonatas for the […]
Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) is a new documentary which explores one of the most emotionally resonant and culturally significant musical traditions: Gaelic psalm singing. Directed by Jack Archer, the film will be […]
