People’s Requiem – Royal Northern Sinfonia, the Glasshouse, 2021 On Sunday 24 November 2024, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus will be sharing the stage with local amateur musicians from across the North East to perform […]
Sinfonia Smith Square’s Christmas Festival It’s had a bit of a name change, but the Christmas Festival is returning to Smith Square this December for a programme of seasonal specials and favourites, with concerts from […]
Cimetière de Montmartre in Paris (Photo: Wikipedia) Au cimetièrère de Montmartre: Schumann, Berlioz, Lili Boulanger, Poulenc, Yvette Guibert, Charles Trenet; Julien Van Mellaerts, Alphonse Cemin; Wigmore HallReviewed 17 November 2024 An imaginative trawl through the […]
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New World Symphony Veterans Day Concert: A World War II Journey – Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall (Photo: Alex Markow, courtesy of New World Symphony) New World Symphony Veterans Day Concert: A World War II […]
Donizetti: The Elixir of Love – Brandon Cedel, Bridget Lappin – English National Opera, 2024 (Photo: Marc Brenner) Donizetti: The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore); Brandon Cedel, Rhian Lois, Thomas Atkins, Dan D’Souza, director: Harry […]
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Queen Elizbeth HallReviewed 13 November 2024 The Brandenburg Concertos complete, vivid, vibrant and sometimes a little raw, the sheer energy, enthusiasm and technical nous really carrying […]
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Roxanna Panufnik, Gavin Bryars, Errollyn Wallen at the Ivors Classicxal Awards, BFI Southbank, London (Photo: Hogan Media – Shutterstock) On Tuesday 12 November, The Ivors Academy honoured eleven composers with Ivor Novello Awards at the […]
Dancing Queen: Rameau meets ABBA; Asya Faeyeva, Lautten Compagney Berlin; Deustsche Harmonia MundiReviewed 12 November 2024 An unlikely marriage of saxophone, period instrument ensemble, Rameau and the songs of supergroup ABBA turns in gold in […]
Korabaroꓘ – Mamadou Dramé, Céline Scheen, Karim Baggili What do you get if you bring together a soprano, a guitarist who also plays the oud and a player of the African harp, a traditional instrument […]
Rossini: La cenerentola – Barefoot Opera, 2023 (Photo: Chris Parker) Tenor Anthony Flaum has just been announced as the new artistic director of Barefoot Opera, a charity based in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex […]
