Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949) was a composition student of Dvořák. His music blends folk music with a late-Romantic opulence which can include hits of Impressionism. It is a fascinating mix which nevertheless always seems to keep […]
This carefully curated program, presenting a journey from darkness to light, opened with music by Juho Pohjonen’s fellow Finn, Jyrki Linjama. Merging the spiritual with the secular, the bright, lightly dissonant opus begins with gently […]
Save Our Souls VENI Ensemble. Slovenian National Gallery, Bratislava, 11.02.2025 Daniel Matej (b, 1963) Save Our Souls (2015, version for picc/piano) Sciarrino Let me die before I wake (1982) Lenka Novosedlkovà (b. 1989) Obraz I […]
György Kurtág and Benjamin Appl during the recording of Lines of Life The great Hungarian composer György Kurtág is 99 today. This week Kurtág’s album, Lines of Life, with baritone Benjamin Appl, and pianists James Baillieu […]
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Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots – Heidi Stober – English National Opera, 2025 (Photo: Ellie Kurttz) Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots; Heidi Stober, Alex Otterburn, Rupert Charlesworth, John Findon, director: Stewart Laing, conductor: Joana Carneiro; […]
This is a remarkable two-CD set comprised entirely of first releases including never-before-issued performances led by the renowned conductor Pierre Monteux. Among these is a legendary 50th Anniversary performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with the composer in attendance, given […]
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Guildhall Chamber Music Festival. Photo by Paul Cochrane. From 14 to 16 March 2025, Guildhall School of Music & Drama presents its annual chamber music festival at Milton Court Concert Hall, bringing together most talented current […]
Julian Joseph All things piano are being celebrated at the Piano in the Elms Festival, curated by World Heat Beat. The festival takes place from 12 to 15 March 2025, at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, state-of-the-art digital […]
Philip Glass: Ifè: Three Yorùbá Songs – Angélique Kidjo, The Hallé – The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (Photo: Sharyn Bellemakers/The Hallé) Philip Glass: Days and Nights in Rochina; Ifè: Three Yorùbá Songs (UK première), Eleventh Symphony; […]
Reclaiming Love: An Alternative Valentines – Britten, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Cole Porter, RVW, Brahms; Song in the City, Sam Cobb, Charlie Morris, Jonathan Hanley, Thomas Litchev, Gavin Roberts, Anna Reiley; St Giles Cripplegate14 February 2025 Billed […]
