RNS Moves RNS Moves, the ensemble made up of professional disabled musicians and non-disabled members of Royal Northern Sinfonia, will make its London debut on 21 September at Kings Place, performing a programme that brings […]
Snape Maltings, Britten Pears (Photo: Britten Pears Arts) Arts organisation spends lots of money – that ought to be a common enough headline but in today’s climate large-scale spending in the arts is becoming rarer. […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "BBC Proms: Two tempests, a fire and a swan, Thomas Adès conducts Sibelius, Gabriella Smith & his own music with BBC Symphony Orchestra")
Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests – James McVinnie, Thomas Adès, BBC Symphony OrchestraBBC Proms (Photo: Andy Paradise/BBC) Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela, Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests, Thomas Adès: Five Spells from The Tempest, Sibelius: The Tempest […]
If you enjoyed Sir Willard White’s performance in Monday night’s Prom [see my review] or perhaps you are regretting not seeing him, then later this month there is a chance to hear him up close […]
Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mstsensk – John Findon, Amanda Majeski, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers, ENO, John Storgårds – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/ Andy Paradise) Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mstsensk; Amanda Majeski, Brindley Sherratt, John Findon, […]
Scottish Ensemble at Celtic Connections in January 2025 with Donald Grant and Friends (Photo: Tom Lovatt) The Scottish Ensemble opens its 2025/2026 season with Shifting Patterns, a programme of music by Anna Meredith and Henryk […]
On 23 September 2025, soprano Lizzie Ryder is curating and performing in Refuge: An Evening of Opera Exploring Women’s Experiences and Resilience at the Brunel Museum’s Thames Tunnel Shaft. The evening will feature sopranos Lizzie Ryder, Roberta Philip […]
Handel: Alexander’s Feast – Hilary Cronin, Stuart Jackson, Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra & Chorus – BBC Proms (Photo: Chris Christodoulou/ BBC) Handel: Alexander’s Feast (1742 version, modern premiere), Concerti a due cori; Hilary Cronin, […]
Mozart: Don Giovanni – Ensemble OrQuesta at Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre (Photo: Julian Guidera) Mozart: Don Giovanni; Marcio da Silva, Flavio Lauria, Helen May, Rosemary Carlton-Willis, Anna-Luise Wagner, John Twitchen, director: Marcio da Silva, Hastings […]
.jpeg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "The Glyndebourne Prom: Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro with a young cast on superb form")
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – Huw Montague Rendall, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – Glyndebourne at the BBC Proms (Photo: Chris Christodoulou/ BBC) Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro: Tommaso Barea, Johann Wallroth, Huw […]
