Bruckner from the Archives, Volume 1
The first of two releases on the Somm label this weekend (in their “Ariadne’ series), this is also the first in their stunning ongoing Bruckner From the Archives series. It seems to have a twofold […]
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The New Voices Singing Competition returns to the Northern Aldborough Festival in North Yorkshire for its third edition this year
2024 New Voices Singing Competition: judging panel – Sir Andrew Lawson-Tancred, Robert Ogden, Edward Gardner OBE, Sholto Kynoch, Judith le Breuilly, George Ireland, Sir John Tomlinson; winners – Clara Orif and Jack Redman The New Voices […]
To create modern culture through the thoughts of the past: George Petrou artistic director of the Göttingen International Handel Festival introduces this year’s festival
Atsushi Sakai (viola da gamba) and Bruno Helstroffer (theorbo) at PS.Halle, Einbeck for the 2024 Internationale Händel Festspiele Göttingen This year’s Göttingen International Handel Festival takes place from 16 to 25 May 2025, once more […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Another crazy day: Joe Hill-Gibbins' production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro returns to ENO reinvigorated, full of engaging performances")
Another crazy day: Joe Hill-Gibbins’ production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro returns to ENO reinvigorated, full of engaging performances
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – English National Opera, 2025 (Photo: Zoe Martin) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Mary Bevan, David Ireland, Nardus Williams, Cody Quattlebaum, Hanna Hipp, director: Joe Hill-Gibbins/Jenny Ogilvie, conductor: Ainārs Rubiķis; […]
Hjalmar Borgstrøm: Symphonic Poems
After Alfvén, Borgstrøm. Hjalmar Borgstrøm (1861-1925) might not be the best-known of Scandic composers, although some of his most important works were performed in his native Norway until the Second World War. Now, with he […]
My Heart’s in the Highlands: the debut recital from tenor Glen Cunningham mixes Stuart MacRae’s new songs with other composers with ‘Scotland in Mind’
My Heart’s in the Highlands: traditional, Schumann, Stuart MacRae, Liza Lehmann, Hahn; Glen Cunningham, Anna Tilbrook; DELPHIANReviewed 5 February 2025 For his debut recital, the young Scottish tenor takes us back to the Highlands of […]
Side by Side: Figure return to Stone Nest with Baroque masterpieces contrasted with contemporary works
Our Mother – Rowan Pierce, Emma Kirkby, Alexandra Achillea Pouta – Figure at Stone Nest in 2024 (Photo: Kristina Allen) Following their performances of Our Mother, the staging of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater alongside music by […]
Vanessa Reed, ground breaking former chief executive of PRS Foundation returns to UK as CEO of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society
Vanessa Reed For 11 years, Vanessa Williams had significant impact on the British classical music scene as chief executive of the PRS Foundation. But since 2019, she has been President and CEO of New Music […]
For the Skerries: Alfvén, Symphony No. 4
Continuing our ongoing survey of the symphonies of Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960), we reach the richly complex Fourth symphony in C-Minor, Op. 39 of 1919. The subtitle is, in Swedish, “Från Havsbandet”; in English, “From the […]
The cello concerto by Austrian composer & contrabass virtuoso Johann Matthias Sperger gets its first modern performance
Schloss Ludwigslust where Johann Matthias Sperger was based from 1789 until his death(Photo: Matthias Süßen – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0) Johann Matthias Sperger (1750-1812) was a name that was new to me. He was […]
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