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Shani took up his post in Rotterdam in 2018 and his contract with the orchestra extends to 2026. As he has said: “The chemistry I felt with the orchestra from day one is still growing.” We have met them […]

Looking at Nicola Alaimo’s repertoire and performances, his sheer number of Donizetti roles is only equalled by those of his Rossini performances; h is a major interpreter. The first song, Al campo della gloria, has […]

We have met the super Ciaroscuro Quartet on a number of occasions, most saliently in Haydn in the first three of the Op. 76 Quartets here and in the balancing three (Nos. 4-6) here; but […]

Ensemble Ricercata (Ivan Šiller, Tomáš Boroš, piano). Large Concert Studio of Slovak Radio, Bratislava, 14.06.2025 Satie Trois morceaux en forme de poire James Tenney Three Pages in the Shape of a Pear (in celebration of […]

In terms of career trajectory, thee is no equalling Klaus Mäkelä. He collects principal positions with the World’s major orchestras like others collect stamps. And yet, should we believe the hype? This release suggest not; […]

Yuncham Lim cerainly made waves wt this performance: live at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He was 18..  Lim’s debut studio album Chopin Étude was the subject of a post on Classical Explorer here. […]

Previously, we covered three string quartets by Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831) in this post. While he was certainly tremendously popular in his day, Pleyel’s music has dipped into obscurity s0 for a long time he was […]

We began our coverage of Opera Rara’s Donizetti Songs #4 because of the inclusion of a setting of some of the libretto for La Straniera, and we covered Bellini’s opera of that name recently. now […]

Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich Evgeny Kissin (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 25.06.2025 Bach  Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826  Chopin Nocturnes: C sharp minor, Op. 27/2; A flat, Op. 32/3. Scherzo No. 4.  Shostakovich Piano Sonata No. […]

My Father’s Son Nicky Spence (tenor); Dylan Perez (piano) Thaxted Parish Church, 22.06.2025  Although this recital uses the words of others, it might as well be autobiographical,’ said Nicky Spence in an article about this […]