Asmik Grigorian at Wigmore Hall
Asmik Grigorian and Lukas Geniušas at Wigmore Hall The Wigmore Hall’s 125th Anniversary Festival is shaping up well: in one day, the venue offered Jordi Savall at lunchtime and Asmik Grigorian in the evening, both […]
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Fantasy & Fairytales, a return of the Opera Festival & The Rain Show: a busy year for Tête à Tête
Launched in 2007, Tête à Tête will be 30 next year! But this year the company shows no sign of slacking. From 3 to 6 July the latest chapter in their longstanding partnership with the […]
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Donnerstags-Abschied: 2026 East Neuk Festival plans tribute to the late John Wallace with a work he wanted to bring to the festival but never achieved
John Wallace in rehearsals for ThunderPlump (East Neuk Festival Big Project 2022) with a young performer from StAMP (Photo: Neil Hanna) The trumpeter John Wallace, who died in January this year, was born in Fife […]
Sonate a quattro: Ensemble Diderot
When is a sonata for four not a sonata for four? in the Baroque, of course, where Trio Sonatas are similarly à 4 (cos continuo). Here is a sequence of Sonate a quattro, brilliantly performed […]
Thomas Adès as Principal Guest Conductor, Sir James MacMillan as Featured Composer: The Hallé Orchestra & Kahchun Wong’s 2026/27 season
The Hallé Orchestra’s 2026/27 season has a striking focus on contemporary music as well as celebrating both Kahchun Wong’s third season as Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor and Conductor Emeritus Sir Mark Elder’s 80th birthday. […]
Leonkoro Quartet “Out of Vienna” – Outstanding Berg and Webern.
Berg and Webern probably wouldn’t have enticed me to buy this CD, but the inclusion of Schulhoff’s Five Pieces did. So reading my headline there, you might be wondering why I left Schulhoff out. Well, […]
Leeds is alive with the Sound of Music
Opera North is at it again, serenading unsuspecting Leeds shoppers with music from their shows. Last year it was Anna Dennis singing the Queen of the Night in Trinity Leeds shopping centre, and this year […]
Each song a story to be told: James Newby & Malcolm Martineau’s Shipping Forecast at SongEasel in Elephant & Castle
SongEasel at St Matthew’s Church, Elephant & CastleJocelyn Freeman The Shipping Forecast – Elgar: Sea Pictures, Chabrier, Duparc, Medtner, Rachmaninov, Bantock, Ireland, Tippett, Eric Coates, Ives, Kurt Weill, Charles Trenet; James Newby, Malcolm Martineau; SongEasel […]
SHEFFIELD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 (II)
ENSEMBLE 360 . Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield, 19.05.2026 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, “Spring”. String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18/4. Septet, Op. 20. After the challenging but infinitely enriching Beckett/Feldman concert […]
SHEFFIELD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 (I)
Feldman & Beckett: Words & Music Sheffield Chamber Music Festival, covered several times over the years by Classical Explorer, seems to exude a ferocious curiosity that spills over into the most remarkable concert programming. The […]
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