Among 20th century English composers, Rutland Boughton was once much more widely known than he is today, principally for two achievements – founding the first music festival at Glastonbury in 1914, intended to act as […]
Jonathan Dove: The Monster in the Maze – Anthony Flaum & youth chorus – Music in the Round (Photo: Andy Brown) Jonathan Dove: The Monster in the Maze; Anthony Flaum Camille Maalawy, Robert Gildon, Paul […]
This is a unique collaboration between members of the Dante and Endellion Quartets, together with pianist Benjamin Frith. Three members of the Dante Quartet (Krysia Osostowicz, Yuko Inoue and Richard Jenkinson) plus two from the […]
Irène Duval recording Fauré and Friends with Angus Webster Violinist Irène Duval has been spending quite a bit of time with Fauré recently, 2024 being the centenary of his death. Her disc Fauré and Friends […]
As mince pies are now freely available, it’s time. The first of the Chrimbo crop is here, and there’s a steadily-building pile of discs behind this one. Released November 1, this Alpha disc views Christmas […]
Richard Watkins, Julius Drake and Sir James MacMillan take a bow in Middle Temple Hall, after the world premiere of MacMillan’s new work for horn & piano(Photo: Temple Music Foundation) Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Liederkreis […]
Having just returned from the Azrieli Prizes concert in Montréal (report to be published in Classical Music magazine), this post seems relevant. As a piece by the the elder statesman of the composers there, Josef […]
The first half of this intriguing and memorable concert was taken up by Luca Francesconi’s Duende: The Dark Notes. Leila Josefowicz collaborated with the composer during the writing of the piece, which she premiered in […]
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Mark Wigglesworth and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Photo: BSO) Mark Wigglesworth is the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s new chief conductor and his first season in the role with the orchestra will feature five programmes in eleven concerts […]
Edith Ramos Guerra Border Crossings is bringing The Mouth of the Gods, an immersive theatrical celebration of Latin America’s Indigenous peoples to Hoxton Hall from 27 November to 1 December 2024. At the show’s core […]
