The third volume in the series Elgar from the Archives from SOMM Recordings includes two historic recordings conducted by Sir Adrian Boult: the oratorio The Kingdom, Op. 51 and the ever-popular Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma,’ Op. 36. These variations form an […]
Grétry: Zemira e Azor – Gwilym Bowen (Azor), Ffion Edwards (Zemira) – Bampton Classical Opera Grétry, Holzbauer, Jomelli: Zemira e Azor; Ffion Edwards, Gwilym Bowen, Samuel Pantcheff, Andrew Irwin, Sian Dicker, Rachel Roper, director: Jeremy […]
This is not the first recording of music of Ming Tsao (born 1966) for Kairos (it’s actually his third), but it’s the first one for Classical Explorer. Tsao’s instrumental background is playing violin, viola, and […]
Manfred Honeck (Photo: Todd Rosenberg) The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced that Manfred Honeck will be its next principal conductor. Honeck will take up the post from September 2028, following on from Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who has […]
Ledger of subscribers to Handel’s Twelve Grand Concertos from 1740 (Handel Hendrix House) Hallelujah House: Inside Handel’s HQ: Handel Hendrix HouseReviewed 17 September 2026 A fascinating & thought-provoking exhibition celebrating both 25 years since Handel’s house […]
This should have been a great disc, I loved Dylan Perez’s playing when he appeared with Nicky Spence at Thaxted, My Father’s Son, Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and Perez appeared in Opera Holland Parks series […]
CBSO Chorus (Photo: Andrew Fox) Tonight (17 September 2026), the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by music director Kazuki Yamada launches their 2026/2027 season at Symphony Hall in Birmingham with a performance of Mahler’s […]
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Will Todd & Soochow University Alumni Choir Composer Will Todd has been collaborating with a choir in Taiwan, the Soochow University Alumni Choir, first performing his Mass in Blue in 2024 then writing a commission […]
Marc Chagall’s East or Memorial Window for Sarah d’Avigdor Goldsmid, at All Saints’ Church, TudeleyBy Ian Alexander – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Music@Malling brings outstanding musicians to historic venues in and around West Malling in […]
A symphony should be like the world, it should encompass everything. So said Mahler himself, and his ambitious First Symphony sets out to do exactly that. We have previously looked at Bychkov’s Fourth and Fifth […]
