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 […]
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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 […]
Russian Cello Sonatas
There is a lot to be said for Hee-Young LIm and Nathalia Milstein’s approach to Rachmaninov. Composed in the aftermath of the disaster of the premiere of Rachmaninov’s First Symphony, the Sonata for Piano and […]
At just 17, pianist Jacky Zhang becomes the youngest ever winner of the Sheepdrove Piano Competition at Newbury Spring Festival
Jacky Zhang at BBC Young Musician in 2024 In 2024 at just 16 years old, pianist Jacky Zhang reached the final stages of BBC Young Musician with a performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 […]
Curated By… Ben Nobuto: an intimate programme exploring the music, composers and sonic ideas that have influenced his artistic development.
Ben Nobuto (Photo: Jennifer Hawthorn ) Kings Place’s new Curated By… series places audiences at the centre of a composer’s creative world. For the opening event on 23 May, Curated By… Ben Nobuto the British-Japanese […]
From Beethoven & Britten to Caroline Shaw & Gavin Higgins: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s 2026/27 season will be chief conductor Domingo Hindoyan’s sixth
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Domingo Hindoyan (Photo: Gareth Jones) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s 2026/27 will be Domingo Hindoyan’s sixth as chief conductor and his concerts with the orchestra feature a wide range of repertoire including […]
Unashamedly romantic with an expressive use of dissonance & sophisticated atmosphere: the music of the remarkably youthful Christopher Churcher on Resonus Classics
Moonrise: music by Christopher Churcher; Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes; Resonus Classics Reviewed 12 May 2026 Music by the 22-year-old Christopher Churcher revealing a sophisticated handling of his choral forces allied to a distinctive […]
Rising to the challenge: Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia from Royal Academy Opera directed by Paul Carr & conducted by Lada Valesova
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia – Ellie Donald, Ella Orehek-Coddington, Pasel Basov, Viktoria Melkonian – Royal Academy Opera (Photo: Craig Fuller) Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Ella Orehek-Coddington, Oliver Heuzenreuder, Yihui Wang, MAdeleine Perring, Pavel […]
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