Three Choirs Festival, Worcester with Samuel Hudson (Photo: Dale Hodgetts) The Three Choirs Festival has announced the preliminary programme for next year’s festival which takes place from 24 to 31 July 2027 in Worcester under […]
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus – Alison Langer, Harry Wilson – Opera Holland Park (Photo: Craig Fuller) Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus; Thomas Atkins, Alison Langer, Rebecca Bottone, Clare Presland, Julien Van Mellaerts, Xavier Hetherington, director: Liam […]
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio is a vast work as chamber pieces go, end-weghted to a vast set of variations. Dedicated to the composer’s close friend the pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, the work carries a great weight on […]
PROMS 2025: From the Alps to the Auvergne Tjøgersen, Canteloube, R. Strauss Louise Alder (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Wilson Ng (offstage conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.07.2026 Kristine Tjøgersen Between Trees […]
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Abel Selaocoe at Up Close and Musical (Photo: Dimitri Djuric) Violist Shiry Rashkovsky’s Up Close and Musical is back in November, expanded from a three-day festival to a season-long series at a new home, The […]
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Mark-Anthony Turnage: Festen Suite – Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Orchestra – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Mark Allan) Mark-Anthony Turnage: Festen Suite, Britten: Cello Symphony, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Guy Johnston, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo; BBC […]
Verdi (arr. Burke) Un ballo in maschera Cast; Opera Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia / Michael Papadopoulos. Opera Holland Park, Kensington, London, 25.08.2026 Production: Director – Rodula Gaitanou Designer – takis Lighting Designer […]
I was completely unfamiliar with composer Peter Heise, thus I relied on the excellent CD booklet more than usual for information about him and his music. It contains comprehensive liner notes written by Jens Cornelius, […]
The London Festival of Baroque Music at Smith Square Hall, 2025 The London Festival of Baroque Music returns to Smith Square Hall from 24 to 31 October 2026, again with countertenor Iestyn Davies as artistic […]
Suzi Digby & ORA Singers at Kings Place ORA Singers’ Young Composers’ Programme was set up in 2019 to tackle the decline in music provision in state schools. Now in its seventh iteration, each year […]
