Handel in Shoreditch: a Tamerlano triumph
Those who attended Irish National Opera’s Bajazet at the Linbury Theatre in 2021 (review here) will be familiar with the story here. Handel accorded titular status to Tamerlano, Different librettos, though: Handel’s principally uses Nicolà […]
Imagine Trump, Leonardo da Vinci, Jane Austen & Alexander the Great went into a room: Handel’s Tamerlano reinvented at London Handel Festival
Handel: Tamerlano – James Laing – London Handel Festival (Photo: Craig Fuller) Handel: Tamerlano: James Laing, Benjamin Hulett, Nardus Williams, Jake Ingbar, Kitty Whately, director: Orpha Phelan, Academy of Ancient Music, conductor: Laurence Cummings; London […]
News Post: Pianist Burkard Schliessmann’s new label
[Mechelen, 4 March 2026]— Evil Penguin Classic proudly announces that internationally acclaimed pianist Burkard Schliessmann is joining the label’s distinguished roster of artists. Our collaboration will start off with a Fryderyk Chopin album presenting a […]
A colourful & exciting journey: London-based neoclassical composer Julia Thomsen whose music has achieved over 18 million Spotify streams
Julia Thomsen London based neoclassical composer Julia Thomsen has achieved over 18 million Spotify streams and her music has been featured on flagship programming across Sky and Channel 4, though you rarely come across her […]
Dorati’s Haydn Symphonies remastered – an audiophile perspective
I was excited to see this new box set of the complete Haydn symphonies from Antal Dorati and the Philharmonia Hungarica. Not only does Decca claim it is newly remastered, they include a fascinating booklet […]
