Martha Argerich at KKL Luzern (Photo: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester) Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.5 No.2, Violin Sonata in major Op.47 ‘Kreuzer’, Debussy: En blanc et noire, Prelude a l’apres-midid d’un faune; Mischa Maisky, Janine Jansen, Martha Argerich, Stephen […]
%20Sasha%20Gusov.JPG.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Le Piano Symphonique, Lucerne: pianist Alexandre Kantorow in a marathon from Prokofiev to Alkan & Medtner with an Anders Hillborg premiere")
Alexandre Kantorow (Photo: Sasha Gusov) Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, Haydn: Andante mit variationen in F minor; Alkan: Symphonie pour piano seul, Op. 39; Schaghajegh Nosrati; Le Piano Symphonique at Hotel Schweizerhof, LuzernProkofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in […]
Alexandra Dovgan (Photo: Vladimir Volkov) Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, Piano Concerto No. 20, Bach: Toccata in E minor, Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor; Alexandra Dovgan, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Robin Ticciati; Le Piano Symphonique at KKL […]
David Allinson and The Renaissance Singers at Holy Sepulchre London, The Renaissance Singers is a chamber choir with a difference. One of London’s leading non-professional vocal groups, for over 80 years it has specialised in […]
Statue of 8th-century Japanese Master Kūkai The 8th-century Japanese Master Kūkai journeyed across the sea to Tang-China to study Esoteric Buddhism under the revered monk, Master Huiguo. Returning to Japan in the year 806, he […]
Built as The New Grand Theatre of Varieties in 1900 by a consortium of music-hall artistes, the Grand in Clapham has been through various vicissitudes including periods as a cinema and bingo hall, going dark for […]
Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots – Heidi Stober & cast in the Act One party scene – English National Opera, 2025 (Photo: Ellie Kurttz) As we welcome in 2026, we take the opportunity to look […]
Handel: Deidamia – Nicolò Balducci – Wexford Festival Opera (Photo: Pádraig Grant) Opera in 2025 featured a genuine rarity in Thea Musgrave’s undeservedly neglecting Mary, Queen of Scots, whilst Mary was also a focus in […]
Bach: Mass in B Minor – Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin The unusual, the rare and the undeservedly neglected often feature strongly in my own personal interests. 2025 featured […]
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 – Manfred Honeck, New World Symphony – New World Center, Miami Johann Strauss: Overture to Die Fledermaus, Haydn: Symphony No. 93 in D major; Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Lauren Snouffer, New World […]
