The 31 Continuo Foundation round nine grantees The Continuo Foundation awarded its first round of grants in Spring 2021, and their lates round, the ninth, takes the total awarded up to an impressive £950,000. The […]
Britten: War Requiem – Stéphane Denève, Ian Bostridge, Roderick Williams, New World Symphony – Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Britten: War Requiem; Christine Goerke, Ian Bostridge, Roderick Williams, New World Symphony, Stéphane Denève, Florida Singing Sons, […]
Music in the Museum – Agustin Pennino – London Transport Museum Music in the Museum: Handel, Mendelssohn, Michael Head, Rossini; Agustin Pennino; London Transport MuseumReviewed 21 March 2025 A young Uruguayan counter-tenor braves the hubbub caused […]
Stephen Sondheim would have been 95 today and in celebration here’s a little gem. Imelda Staunton performs ‘Losing my mind’ from Follies, recorded live at the National Theatre in 2017 in the production directed by […]
Leslie Korngold is the grandson of composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Leslie’s father, George, himself a record producer, was the composer’s younger son. When George Korngold died in 1987, Leslie inherited George’s archive of family recordings. […]
The Hallé at Manchester Classical 2023 (Photo: Alex Burns/The Hallé ) The award-winning celebration of Manchester’s rich classical scene, Manchester Classical, is returning to the city from 27 to 29 June 2025. The festival includes […]
On the streets and in the sky: works by Jonathan Dove; Philippe Sly, Sacconi Quartet, Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva; SIGNUM CLASSICSReviewed 19 March 2025 A diverse selection of Jonathan Dove’s music which celebrates friendships […]
Come Bargain with Uncanny Things – Virtually Opera, COLAB Tower (Photo: Claire Shovelton) In September last year I interviewed director and writer Leo Doulton [see my interview] and one of the topics we touched on […]
A caricature of a performance of Handel’s Flavio (from 1723) featuring Senesino and Francesca Cuzzoni with Berenstadt (far right) Handel’s opera Rodelinda was premiered 300 years ago this year, on 13 February 1725 at the King’s […]
Nicola Benedetti (Photo: Laurence Winram) The full programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival has been released, the third festival under Nicola Benedetti’s artistic directorship. This year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival […]
