George Petrou’s producttion of Handel’s Deidamia at Wexford Festival Opera in 2025 with Nicolò Balducci (Photo: Pádraig Grant) The International Handel Festival Göttingen returns for 2026 with 96 events across 12 days, from 14 to […]
Julien Van Mellaerts at Opera in Song in 2022 Opera in Song, baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and pianist Dylan Perez’ song recital series at Opera Holland Park, returns for 2026 with three recitals and a […]
This is Classical Explorer‘s seventh post on Wranitzky,by my count, from ballet (Das listinge Bauernmädchen), to music for plays, to various symphony releases. We start with one of the late symphonic, Op. 50 in G-Major: […]
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini – Final scene – La Monnaie/De Munt (Photo: Simon Van Rompay) Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini; John Osborn, Ruth Iniesta, Florence Losseau, Tijl Faveyts, Jean-Sebastian Bou, Ante Jerkunica, director: Thaddeus Strassberger, conductor Alain Altinoglu; La […]
This CD was a challenge to get my hands on. It is currently available only as a download (or streaming), and though the CD has been listed on Presto for a few weeks, it has […]
A nine-year-old girl goes on stage to make her concerto debut in Mozart’s Rondo for piano and orchestra in D Major, K. 382 but as she steps onto the stage she trips and sends things […]
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Edinburgh Royal Choral Union joins forces with the Brussels Choral Society for Poulenc & Bruckner in Edinburgh The Edinburgh Royal Choral Union (ERCU) will join forces with the Brussels Choral Society for a collaborative concert […]
Some of the 2025 LSO Conservatoire Scholars (Photo: ©Kevin Leighton) Last night, 2 February 2026, was the LSO Conservatoire Scholarships 2026 showcase at LSO St Luke’s when this year’s LSO Conservatoire Scholars gave a recital […]
Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam at the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam (Photo: Marco van Es) Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam; Muziekgebouw AmsterdamReviewed by Tony Cooper, 26-28 January 2026 The swishy, comfortable and ultra-modern Muziekgebouw Amsterdam provided the perfect setting for the […]
Foyer of Wigmore Hall in 1901 when it was Bechstein Hall (Photo courtesy of Wigmore Hall) Like many major cities, London’s concert halls are largely recent phenomenon and old halls have had a habit of […]
