The piece that made me fall in love with song: mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston on Schumann’s Dichterliebe & recording the songs that make her want to get up in the morning
Helen Charlston (Photo: Julien Gazeau) On 8 May, mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston has a new solo disc out on BIS. It is something of a contrast with her two previous recital discs one of which focused […]
The Chosen One: Leipzig’s Got Talent!
Graupner Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, GWV 113/23b Rolle Lukas-Passion: Es wurden aber auch; Verdammliche Bosheit. Kauffmann O ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen? Telemann Ich muß auf dem Bergen weinen und heulen, TWV […]
A vividly theatrical mix of Eastern folk traditions & 17th century Italian music: MOURN from Alkanna Graeca & Figure
MOURN: music by Monteverdi, Strozzi, Cesti, Gesualdo plus folk music from Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean; Figure, Frederick Waxman, Alkanna Graeca Reviewed 16 April 2026 Pairing Eastern European folk traditions, many polyphonic, with 16th and 17th century […]
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Orpheus returns, raag, rhythm & a new sitar concerto: Jasdeep Singh Degun to be artist in residence at Barbican Centre for 2026/27
Jasdeep Singh Degun (Photo: Govert Driessen) Leeds-born sitar player and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun continues to push the envelope. His recent concert with Tom Featherstonhaugh and Fantasia Orchestra [see my review] served as a digest […]
Filippo Gorini at Wigmore Hall
Beat Furrer Studie IV (2025, UK premiere) Schumann Davidbündertänze, Op. 6 (1837) Stefano Gervasoni Sonata for Piano (2024, UK premiere) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110 (1821/2) Good to see Filippo […]
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