Fundraising concert for Nadine Benjamin
As many of you are probably aware, the soprano Nadine Benjamin is suffering from severe and debilitating complications from Long Covid and she currently needs 24 hour care to keep her safe and help her get […]
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.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Fine-grained tone & classical style: Kyan Quartet in Beethoven, Schumann & Caroline Shaw at Conway Hall's Sunday Concert Series")
Fine-grained tone & classical style: Kyan Quartet in Beethoven, Schumann & Caroline Shaw at Conway Hall’s Sunday Concert Series
Andrey Razumovsky from 1810 by Austrian artist Lampi the Younger Caroline Shaw: Valencia, Schumann: Quartet in A, Op.41 No.3, Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte, Beethoven: Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2 ‘Razumovsky’; Kyan Quartet; Conway Hall Sunday ConcertsReviewed 8 […]
_Rémy%20Brès-Feuillet_Yuriy%20Mynenko_©_Clemens%20Manser_G.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Bayreuth goes to Venice: Cavalli's Pompeo Magno the centrepiece of the 2025 Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival")
Bayreuth goes to Venice: Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno the centrepiece of the 2025 Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival
Handel’s Flavio at Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival in 2023Rémy Brès-Feuillet (in bath), Yuriy Mynenko – (Photo: Clemens Manser) The Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, based at the 18th century Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth, will be […]
Love Lines: deep emotions & island soundscapes in London Sinfonietta’s programme of contemporary Scottish music at Kings Place
London Sinfonietta – Love Lines – Electra Perivolaris Love Lines: Judith Weir, James MacMillan, Peter Maxwell Davies, Electra Perivolaris; London Sinfonietta; Kings PlaceReviewed 6 December 2024 Contemporary Scottish music in a programme centred on Peter […]
György Kurtág, Dietrich Fischer Dieskau & Christmas in Regensburg: three very different, very personal recordings projects for baritone Benjamin Appl
Benjamin Appl in recital in 2020 Baritone Benjamin Appl has been having a busy time of it in the recording studio and has three contrasting albums out on Alpha Classics between now and May 2025, […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Engaging zest: Mike Leigh's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance returns to ENO with a cast mixing innocence & experience")
Engaging zest: Mike Leigh’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance returns to ENO with a cast mixing innocence & experience
Gilbert & Sulllivan: The Pirates of Penzance – The Pirates: William Morgan, Gaynor Keeble, Henry Neill, & chorus – English National Opera, 2024 (Photo: Craig Fuller) Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance; Isabelle Peters, […]
English lyricism and dramatic power: the varied songs of Thomas Pitfield from James Gilchrist and Nathan Williamson
The Songs of Thomas Pitfield: James Gilchrist, Nathan Williamson; Divine ArtReviewed 3 December 2024 Nearly 30 songs by a composer whose life almost spanned the 20th century. Full of lyrical impulse and often setting his […]
A journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision: Simon Thacker’s Songs of the Roma
Described as “a journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision“, classical guitarist Simon Thacker’s new disc, Songs of the Roma, (released this week on Slap the Moon Records) draws on […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "What are you waiting for: Guildhall School announces its Spring 2025 programme of evening courses")
What are you waiting for: Guildhall School announces its Spring 2025 programme of evening courses
Guildhall School of Music & DramaIntroduction to Arts Evaluation (Photo: Dave Buttle) The Guildhall School of Music and Drama has announced its Spring 2025 programme of evening courses in drama, writing, music, creative industry, and […]
Nevill Holt Festival announces five-year partnership with Opera North beginning with a co-production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte
The 17th century stables at Nevill Holt which now house the theatre Following a sharp pivot after the abbreviated 2023 opera season, the Nevill Holt Festival was inaugurated this year under the direction of James […]
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