Page Blanche is a string quartet made up of musicians from the Orchestre de Paris, but with a twist they are violin, viola, cello and double bass (Joseph André, Flore-Anne Brosseau, Paul-Marie Kuzma, Ulysse Vigreux). […]
Schubert, Byrd Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1130 am, 8.6.2025 Schubert Piano Sonatas: A minor, D 784 (1823); C minor, D 958 (1828) Byrd Prelude in A minor. Fantasia in A minor. I was […]
I really enjoyed John Wilson’s 2022 Rach 3 (much more than his Rach 2), finding his straightforward, no-nonsense approach worked quite well in that piece. So I was really looking forward to hearing what he […]
The evening got underway with some bright, consummately French dances by Lully. All were presented with perfection, with some wonderfully delicate sounds from the 20-piece OSL, a modern instrument group playing with an elegance and […]
Henry VIII on Tour: music from Tudor Royal Progresses – William Cornysh, William Rasar, John Redford, Dionisius Prioris, Philippe Verdelot, Philip van Wilder, John White, William More, Robert Cowper, John Tavener, Henry VIII; Ensemble Pro Victoria, […]
The seventh Summer Music in City Churches returns to the City of London from 18 to 27 June, celebrating choral music in the City’s churches, with music in St Giles Cripplegate, St Mary Abchurch, St James […]
Orpheus Sinfonia The Orpheus Sinfonia, a young professional orchestra founded in 2009, created its Foundation Programme in 2023. The Foundation Programme offers professional development to early-career classical musicians, providing paid performance platforms, high-level mentorship, and […]
Cambridge Schola Around this time last year, St John’s College, Cambridge disbanded St John’s Voices, the mixed voice choir based at the college which had been created in 2013 to allow female members of […]
Silhouette of the clarinettist Anton StadlerFor whom Mozart wrote the Clarinet Quintet David Gow, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Mozart; Peter Cigleris, Amaia Quartet; Conway Hall Sunday ConcertsReviewed 8 June 2025 Clarinet quintets by Mozart and David Gow, […]
%20Craig%20Fuller.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A lot more emotional resonance than you might expect: Jonathan Dove & Alasdair Middleton's Itch return to Opera Holland Park shows it is more than a rattling good yarn")
Jonathan Dove: Itch – Xavier Hetherington – Opera Holland Park (Photo: Craig Fuller) Jonathan Dove & Alasdair Middleton: Itch; Xavier Hetherington, Natasha Agarwal, Rebecca Bottone, Victoria Simmonds, Eric Greene, Robert Burt, James Hall, director: Stephen […]
