Divine Impresario – Nicolini on Stage: countertenor Randall Scotting explores the musical world of the first major castrato to sing in London
Divine Impresario: Nicolini on Stage: Broschi, Gasparini, Handel, Porpora, Mancini, Ariosto, Giaj; Randall Scotting, Mary Bevan, Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings; Signum ClassicsReviewed 3 March 2026 The first major castrato to sing in London […]
Ligeti at the Cambridge Music Festival: Danny Driver impresses
Cambridge Music Festival: Ligeti Piano Studies Danny Driver (piano). Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, Cambridge, 10.03.2026 Études pour piano, Books 2 & 3: White on White (Book 3); Galamb Borong; Fém; Der Zaubelehling (all (Bk 2). Musica […]
From Wynton Marsalis to Scriabin, from Mozart to Missy Mazzoli: Edinburgh International Festival launches the 2026 season on theme of All Rise
Nicola Benedetti (Image: Andrew Perry) Under the title All Rise, this year’s Edinburgh International Festival is presenting 24 days of performances from 7 to 30 August 2026. Nicola Benedetti’s fourth programme as Festival Director features […]
A life of quiet industry: songs by Ina Boyle alongside her teachers & friends from Ailish Tynan, Paula Murrihy, Robin Tritschler, Iain Burnside at Wigmore Hall
Ina Boyle Ina Boyle: a Rediscovery, songs by Ina Boyle, Charles Wood, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Elizabeth Maconchy; Ailish Tynan, Paula Murrihy, Robin Tritschler, Iain Burnside; Wigmore HallReviewed 10 March 2026 An exploration of Irish composer […]
Meaning & drama: Bach’s St John Passion from Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists with Peter Whelan, Nick Pritchard, Konstantin Krimmel
Bach: St John Passion – Nick Pritchard, Peter Whelan, Konstantin Krimmel, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists – St Martin in the Fields (Photo: Paul Marc Mitchell) Bach: St John Passion; Nick Pritchard, Konstantin Krimmel, Julia […]
