What an opportunity this is! As the Khachaturian Competition in Armenia (Yerevan) consistently proves, Aram Khachaturian (1903-78) is a composer to be reckoned with (see my review of that competition in 2021 here). He is […]
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 43 in E flat major ‘Mercury’, Symphony No. 44 in E minor, ‘Trauer’, Symphony no. 47 in G major, ‘Palindrome’; Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Berlin ClassicsReviewed 22 October 2024 Small […]
Sinfonia Smith Square (Photo: Camila Pastorelli) Every year, Sinfonia Smith Square’s Fellowship programme welcomes 34 talented graduate musicians to form an orchestra. Through world-class collaborations, bold programming, and educational leadership projects, the programme intensifies their […]
Returning to the UK for the first time in 27 years, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra began its three-venue tour with blistering performances of two Western classics and music by the largely self-taught Akira Ifukube […]
Andrew Ford: The Shortest History of MusicOld Street Publishing234 pages, 45 imagesReviewed 21 October 2024 Global musical history digested into just over 200 pages; Ford’s book deftly manages the compression whilst bringing out a wide […]
When the Paris Opera planned to give the first performance at the theatre of Verdi’s Otello the maestro was extremely puzzled when it was announced that they would be performing the opera in Italian. Hitherto the […]
Domingo Hindoyan and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in 2022 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has welcomed six new musicians into its ranks, whilst the Brighton Early Music Festival has announced the appointment of new co-artistic directors, […]
Rimsky Korsakov: The Snowmaiden – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Rimsky Korsakov: The Snowmaiden; Ffion Edwards, Kitty Whately Katherine McIndoe, Edmund Danon, Hannah Sandison, Joseph Doody, Jack Dolan, Amy J Payne, Edward […]
There is a long association between the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School, and this disc shows just how succssful it is. Together, they present a varied selection of Stravinsky’s music, valuable in […]
Bernstein: A Quiet Place – Henry Neill, Elgan Llyr Thomas – Royal Ballet & Opera (Photo: Marc Brenner/ROH) Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti, Bernstein: A Quiet Place; Henry Neill, Wallis Giunta, Grant Doyle, Rowan Pierce, Elgan […]
