Ilan Volkov & the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 2024 (Photo: Hannah Blake-Fathers) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Ilan Volkov as Principal Guest Conductor from 2026 to 2029. […]
Countertenor Alex Pullinger’s Ariel Music School London is launching later this month with a Trans+ Youth Singing Day which will be on 27 October at The Common Press Bookshop, E2 6DG. Open to ages 16-25, with all […]
Adam’s Lament: Arvo Pärt at 90 – Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste – Barbican Hall (Photo: Raigo Pajula / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) Adam’s Lament: Arvo Pärt at 90 – Cantus […]
Abrahamsen, Mahler Jennifer France (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 03.10.2025 Hans Abrahamsen let me tell you (2013) Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G (1900) What wonderful programming; and an extra bonus to see Danish […]
Charlton Heston in Ben-Hur (1959), directed by William Wyler. © 1959 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. The Salomon Orchestra’s new season has the theme Stage and Screen, and conductor Graham Ross joins the orchestra on Saturday 18 October at […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Dresden-born composer, Sven Helbig’s Requiem A marks the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War II whilst remembering the bombing and destruction of the beautiful Saxon city of Dresden by allied forces on 13 February 1945.")
Sven Helbig: Requiem A – Central Hall, Westminster (Photo: Markenfotografie) Sven Helbig: Requiem A; Dresdner Kreuzchor, Trinity Boys’ Choir, Poznan Boys’ Choir, La Maîtrise de Garçons de Colmar, René Pape, London Contemporary Orchestra, cond Martin […]
Mikis Theodorakis conducting in Hamburg in 1971 The name of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis is forever associated with the soundtrack to the 1964 film Zorba the Greek with its now ubiquitous main theme which was inspired by […]
The Luddites, named for Ned Ludd, a legendary weaver whose name was used as a pseudonym in threatening letters to mill owners and government officials, was a movement in English textile workers in the early […]
,%20William%20Morgan%20(Male%20Chorus)%20(c)%20Richard%20Hubert%20Smith.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Political resonances & sheer poetry: Robin Norton-Hale's new production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia shows English Touring Opera on strong form")
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia – Jenny Stafford, William Morgan – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Clare Presland, William Morgan, Jenny Stafford, Kieran Rayner, Rosie Lomas, Edmund […]
After being bowled over by Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Bacewicz’s magnificent Symphonies 3 and 4 (2023 Chandos), I’ve been eagerly awaiting the follow-up disc and wondered why it’s taking so […]
