The Promise: Jazz-Inspired Music for Advent and Christmas
So it’s Christmas. It’s not, really, not yet – but mince pies are in the shops (and have been for some time 😸) and Christmas discs are piling up. So here’s the first of this […]
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Celebrating 250 years of diversity: Odaline de la Martinez’s London Festival of American Music returns for its 10th edition
Odaline de la Martinez’s London Festival of American Music returns for its 10th edition from 9 to 13 November 2026 at The Warehouse. Celebrating 250 years of diversity, the Festival presents works by over 30 composers […]
Inviting the audience to experience music as something that is not only heard but also seen, embodied and mediated.
Lovemusic On Sunday 1 November at the French Institute in London the French collective, Lovemusic is presenting an event that asks the question ‘how do we listen when sound is inseparable from image, gesture, language […]
It really deserves to be heard & seen: baritone Charlie Epps on Gothic Opera’s UK premiere production of Halévy’s La Dame de Pique
Charles-Aimable Battaille as André Roskow in Fromental Halévy’s La Dame de Pique at the Opéra Comique in 1850 Gothic Opera’s production of Fromental Halévy’s La Dame de Pique opens this Thursday (29 October 2026) at […]
Shine: Jess Gillam on Decca
This album has achieved notable success already(released October 9, and achieving top spot in the UK Classical Chart) Helen Rogers, Executive Producer at Decca Classics, says: To see Jess achieve three consecutive No. 1 albums […]
New work by Jay Capperauld celebrates 20th anniversary of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Big Guitar Weekend
Jay Capperauld at the premiere of Galvanic Dances with accordionist Ryan Corbett, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Catherine Larsen-Maguire The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s (RCS) Big Guitar Weekend celebrates its 20th anniversary this year as […]
James Baillieu to take over from Tamsin Waley-Cohen as artistic director of the Two Moors Festival
James Baillieu (Photo: David Ruano) Having first played at there in 2016 and now with a home on Dartmoor, pianist James Baillieu is to take over from Tamsin Waley-Cohen as artistic director of the Two Moors […]
National Youth Orchestra: 43% of musicians in 2027 come from its free access programme NYO Inspire, demand for which is increasing
National Youth Orchestra (Photo: Tom Morley) The National Youth Orchestra will be presenting its 2027 season with an Orchestra of 160 musicians who hail from every corner of the UK from Banchory to Bicester and […]
The Tale Continues: Azerbaijan celebrates the return of the Baku International Arts Festival
Historic Baku Opera Theatre The second Baku International Arts Festival (BIAF) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 28 October to 8 November 2026 with more than 20 events spanning dance, drama, music, and film, […]
Chameleon who changes colour very quietly & without attention: pianist/composer Belle Chen on her personal journey through her music
Belle Chen [Photo: Harry Cornish] London-based Taiwanese-Australian pianist and composer Belle Chen had commercial and critical success with her 2024 album Ravel In The Forest and in August released the single Rise on the Platoon label. Following […]
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