Gustav Holst by Herbert Lambert, bromide print, 1921NPG P109 © National Portrait Gallery, London The songs of Gustav Holst: Katie Bray, Ruairi Bowen, Nigel Foster; London Song Festival at Hinde Street Methodist ChurchReviewed 29 November […]
Khachaturian, Prokofiev Nemanja Radulović (violin); Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg / Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor). Philharmonie de Paris, France, 26.11.2024 Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor (1940) Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B flat, Op. 100 (1944) A […]
Ravel: L’heure espagnole – Alexandria Moon, Edward Birchinall, Benedict Munden, Marcus Swietlicki (part) – Royal College of Music (Photo: Chris Christodoulou) Britten: Les illuminations, Weill: Chansons des Quais; Ravel: L’heure espagnole; Georgia Melville, Cecilia Zhang, […]
Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms Martin Helmchen (piano); Philhamonia Orchestra / Alessandro Crudele. Teatro Petruzzelli Bari, Italy, 26.11.2024 Beethoven Fidelio – Overture, Op 72 (1814) Mozart Piano Concerto No. 16 in D, K 451 (1784) Brahms […]
The National Opera Studio (NOS) is thrilled to announce the launch of the National Opera Studio Academy, a transformative programme designed to identify and nurture emerging operatic talent from across the UK. Applications are now open for this inaugural initiative, […]
Reimann: LearDietrich Fischer Dieskau in the title role in Munich German composer Aribert Reimann died in March 2024 at the age of 88, leaving behind an amazing legacy including ten operas including Die Vogelscheuchen with […]
Handel Hendrix House (Photo: Christopher Ison) We don’t know how George Frideric Handel celebrated Christmas, but certainly Queen Charlotte brought the idea of the Christmas tree to England when she married King George III in […]
Emily Hazrati (Photo: May Chi) Oxford International Song Festival has announced that Emily Hazrati will be the Associate Composer for 2024/26, following on from previous Associate Composers, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Alex Ho. At this year’s […]
O Haupt! Music by Telemann, J. S. Bach, Janitsch and C. P. E. Bach Musica Gloria. The New Town Church, Edinburgh, 23.11.2024 Musica Gloria: Nele Vertommen, Baroque oboe; Elise Dupont, violin; Lena Rademann, viola; Anne-Linde […]
The organ in Salisbury Cathedral was originally built in 1876-77 by Henry Willis (“Father” Willis), conservatively rebuilt by Henry Willis III in 1934 so that no tonal alterations were made and no pipes removed, the […]
