Williams, Ortiz, Dvořák María Dueñas (violin); Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Barbican Hall, 02.06.2024 John WIlliams Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984) Gabriela Ortiz Altar de cuerda (LA Phil commission; UK premiere, 2021) Dvořák Symphony No. […]
Wagner: Götterdämmerung – Lee Bisset as Brünnhilde – Longborough Festival Opera, 2024 (Photo: Matthew Williams-Ellis) Thankfully, Longborough Festival Opera’s 2025 season continues under the guidance of their esteemed and long-standing music director, Anthony Negus, who, […]
Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; Nicky Spence, Andrew Foster-Williams, Anna Stéphany , Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Roar, Polish National Youth Choir, Gabrieli Players; Winged LionReviewed 3 June 2024 A profoundly satisfying and highly intelligent account, […]
Messiaen Vingt régards de l’enfant Jésus (1944) Nicolas Hodges (piano). Wigmore Hall, 31.05.2024 The last time I heard Messiaen’s vast Jesus-oriented canvas was at Milton Court in 2016 (review), Pierre-Laurent Aimard was the pianist, a […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Light Stories: cellist Matthew Barley unveils his latest cross-arts collaboration, alongside creating the Matthew Barley Arts Foundation.")
Matthew Barley [Photo: Madeleine Farley] When I first interviewed cellist Matthew Barley back in 2012 [see my interview], he was preparing for an amazing 100-venue tour of Britain for Britten 2013, combining Britten and Bach […]
Poulenc: Fiançailles pour rire, La voix humaine; Paula Sides, Sergey Rybin; VOCES8 RecordsReviewed 3 June 2024 An intimate account of Poulenc’s exploration of the female experience through of a pairing of two of his major works, […]
May on Planet HugillAn historically informed Ring in Dresden, and a serpent in a car museum in Göttingen. Our newsletter this month is out on MadMimi, and if you don’t already receive it, please do […]
Gerard Coutain, winner of the Main Composer Prize at Eisteddfod yr Urdd, 2024 Eisteddfod yr Urdd is Europe’s largest youth festival, produced by Urdd Gobaith Cymru, a National Voluntary Youth Organisation with over 55,000 members between […]
Nature’s Music – RNCM at the Manchester Museum (Photo: ©RNCM) On Saturday 6 July 2024, the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) will take over the galleries of the Manchester Museum and present Nature’s Music, […]
Giordano Andrea Chénier Cast; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano. 30.05.2024 Production: Director – David McVicar Revival director – Thomas Guthrie Set designer – Robert Jones Costume […]
