1976 and All That! Spitalfields Music Festival celebrates 50 years since its founding with contemporary music, classical repertoire and cross-artform collaborations including 20 premieres
The 2026 edition of the Spitalfields Music Festival begins the celebrations of the Festival’s 50th anniversary. Established in 1976 by conductor Richard Hickox, this year marks the beginning of Spitalfields Music’s 50th anniversary celebrations which […]
Sofiane Pamart: Cinematic Horizons with “MOVIE”
Sofiane Pamart French pianist and composer Sofiane Pamart is redefining modern classical music for a new generation. Known for blending high fashion, street culture, and virtuosic piano mastery, Pamart has amassed over a billion streams […]
Elsa Dreisig: Invocation
This post was originally intended to run in parallel with a report on Elsa Dreisig’s Wigmore Hall recital on March 25: sadly, she had to cancel (replaced by Marianne Crebassa), but this new disc remains. […]
Thomas Elwin & Friends: wonderful music & delectable nibbles from Millie Charrington in aid of MacMillan Cancer at the Voces8 Centre
Thomas Elwin as Nemorino in Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love with Wild Arts in 2023 (Photo: Bonnie Britain) Tenor Thomas Elwin is hosting a concert in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. For Thomas Elwin & Friends at the […]
The celebrated choral ensemble Tenebrae and the equally celebrated Britten Sinfonia joined forces in a devout concert for Holy Week
Graham Sutherland: The Crucifixion – St Matthew’s Church, Northampton Edmund Finnis, Allegri, Barber, Victoria, James MacMillan; Tenebrae, Britten Sinfonia, cond: Nigel Short; Snape Maltings Concert Hall, SuffolkReviewed by Tony Cooper, 2 April 2026 The Maundy […]
