classical music

Seth Schultheis [Photo: Norbert Ittermann] Beethoven, Elizabeth Ogonek, Schumann; Seth Schultheis; Hatfield House Music Festival in the Marble HallReviewed 9 October 2026 The 2025 Telekom Beethoven Competition Winner in an engagingly varied programme that found […]

Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten, Ethel Bridge by Unknown photographer snapshot print NPG x15184 © National Portrait Gallery, London Mozart, Britten, Shostakovich, Brahms; Musicians of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Hatfield House Music Festival […]

Oliver Cope Oliver Cope was recently appointed as chief conductor of Chromatica Orchestra, making him one of youngest conductors in the country to hold a titled position with a professional orchestra. He was a prize-winner […]

Musicians preparing for the opening concert of Hatfield House Music Festivalunder the watchful eye of Queen Elizabeth I in the Marble Hall Music which pleaseth myne ear: Thomas Morley, John Dowland, William Byrd, Tobias Hume, […]

John Joubert [photo: Graham Boulton] Next year is the centenary of Birmingham’s pre-eminent composer John Joubert (1927-2019). Born in South Africa, John Joubert wrote over 180 works, ranging from operas and orchestral music to choral […]

Students on the Advanced Young Musicians Programme [Photo: Britten Pears Arts] Britten Pears Arts’ O’Hare Music Centre has opened up in the newly refurbished Britten Pears Building at Snape Maltings. As part of phase 1 […]

First prize winner, Canadian violist Emad Zolfaghari performing at Windsor Festival International String Competition 2026 [Photo: Julian Guidera]  This year’s Windsor Festival International String Competition celebrated its 10th anniversary and, for the first time, the final on […]

Wimbledon International Music Festival returns next month with 26 events on offer from 7 to 29 November 2026. This year’s festival, the 18th, is the second festival under the artistic directorship of Anthony Friend who […]

Anna Blom & Alex Mills: Reverence – Brompton Cemetery Chapel Alex Mills is a composer for whom music and the visual arts are intertwined. Earlier this year, alongside his debut album Look How Brightly, he co-curated […]

U.S. premiere of Vaja Azarashvili’s Cello Concerto at Merkin Hall in New York, featuring Sandro Sidamonidze as soloist with Orchestra for People and conductor Hahnsol Kim (Photo: Matthew Holler) Cellist Sandro Sidamonidze on a musical […]