The VOCES8 Foundation presents LIVE From London Christmas 2026, the twentieth edition of the online festival. From 10th December 2026 to 6th January 2027, audiences around the world can enjoy a festive feast of music […]
London Piano Festival (2): Mozart Gala Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva, Junyan Chen, Tom Poster, Martin James Bartlett (pianos). King’s Place, 31.10.2026 Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 426. Sonata in D, K 381. […]
London Piano Festival (1): Opening Night, Divisions & Visions Donald McLeod in conversation with George Benjamin; Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva (pianos). King’s Place, 29.10.2026 Benjamin Two or Four (2010). Divisions (2024/5). Messiaen Visions de l’Amen […]
Sibelius’ Fourth Symphony is often seen as a “pencil sketch” of a piece (as opposed to watercolours or oil paintings of the Fifth Symphony!). It came after Sibelius had been on the operating table (for […]
“Lyatoshynsky Chamber Music, Volume 1” bodes well here. We’ve already considered a disc of his symphonies on cpo here (Nos. 4 and 5), and this Third Symphony live with the LPO and Vladimir Jurowski here. […]
So it’s Christmas. It’s not, really, not yet – but mince pies are in the shops (and have been for some time 😸) and Christmas discs are piling up. So here’s the first of this […]
This album has achieved notable success already(released October 9, and achieving top spot in the UK Classical Chart) Helen Rogers, Executive Producer at Decca Classics, says: To see Jess achieve three consecutive No. 1 albums […]
C. P. E. Bach Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord); Aapo Häkkinen (fortepiano; harpsichord/director); Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. Wigmore Hall, 730 pm, 19.10.2026 Symphony in F, Wq 175 (1755). Harpsichord Concerto in E minor, Wq 15 (1745-7). Symphony in […]
Mendelssohn, Nielsen NOVO Quartet. Wigmore Hall, 1 pm, 19.10.2026 Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 (1827) Nielsen String Quartet in F minor, Op. 5 (1890) The Danish NOVO Quartet is a […]
Wagner Tristan und Isolde. Cast; Chorus & Orchestra of the London Opera Company / Peter Selwyn (conductor). St John’s, Smith Square, 18.10.2026. Cast: Tristan – Neal Cooper Isolde – Cara McHardy Brangӓne – Harriet Williams […]
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