Jack Frost: A Winter Story
A Christmas tale to warm the heart here. Debbie Wiseman and Alan Titchmarsh isn’t a combination that immediately springs to mind, but here it is, and a very successful one at that. Titchmarsh has a […]
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Czech Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall – Semyon Bychkov conducts Mahler’s Five & Gil Shaham plays Dvořák’s Violin Concerto
This second evening in a three-day Carnegie Hall residency as part of the Czech Philharmonic’s North American tour and New York City’s contribution to the 2024 Year of Czech Music, especially noteworthy as it marks […]
Sir Stephen Hough at Barbican Hall
Stephen Hough has been a fixture on Planet Piano for years, but there is nothing to take for granted in the completeness and freshness of his musicianship. Like an alchemist, he both challenges and deepens […]
English lyricism and dramatic power: the varied songs of Thomas Pitfield from James Gilchrist and Nathan Williamson
The Songs of Thomas Pitfield: James Gilchrist, Nathan Williamson; Divine ArtReviewed 3 December 2024 Nearly 30 songs by a composer whose life almost spanned the 20th century. Full of lyrical impulse and often setting his […]
Puccini’s “Il Tabarro” from Florence
Described, accurately, by the notes as a “Parisian noir,” Il tabarro,” intended as the first of Puccini’s Trittico (a cycle of three opera designed to be performed in on evening).We reviewed the ENO incarnation of […]
A journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision: Simon Thacker’s Songs of the Roma
Described as “a journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision“, classical guitarist Simon Thacker’s new disc, Songs of the Roma, (released this week on Slap the Moon Records) draws on […]
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What are you waiting for: Guildhall School announces its Spring 2025 programme of evening courses
Guildhall School of Music & DramaIntroduction to Arts Evaluation (Photo: Dave Buttle) The Guildhall School of Music and Drama has announced its Spring 2025 programme of evening courses in drama, writing, music, creative industry, and […]
Nevill Holt Festival announces five-year partnership with Opera North beginning with a co-production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte
The 17th century stables at Nevill Holt which now house the theatre Following a sharp pivot after the abbreviated 2023 opera season, the Nevill Holt Festival was inaugurated this year under the direction of James […]
A sense of place, engagement & sheer enjoyment: In Copisteria del Conte exploring late 18th century chamber music from Genoa
In Copisteria del Conte: Michele Gallucci, Gasparo Arnaldi, Emanuele Barbella, Carlo Ferrari, Pietro Nardini, Luigi Boccherini; Jacopo Ristori, Sara de Vries, Antoinette Lohmann, Giorgos Samoilis, Viola de Hoog, Gied van Oorschot, Jesse Solway, Anna Pontz, […]
Set The Wild Echoes Flying: Pip Eastop’s remarkable take on Britten
Every horn player knows Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. One of that composer’s most beautiful, and cogent, pieces, it often sends tingles of dread in the bravest of hornists; it was, after […]
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