The organs (Nave and Chancel) at Chelmsford Cathedral sound magnificent courrttesy of the artistry of Samuel Bristow in this reminder that Mendelssohn isn’t just A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Here’s a YouTube of excerpts from each, […]
Roberta Philip [Photo: Ben Reason] Soprano Roberta Philip is a versatile performer working across opera and jazz idioms in settings ranging from the cat walk to the concert platform. She is passionate about bringing lesser-known […]
“One should never composer operas” Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), composer of over 25 operas Opera Double Bill: Bernstein, Menotti at Guildhall. Soloists; Chorus & Orchestra; Dominic Wheeler (conductor). Silk Street Theatre, Guildhall School of Music […]
Joshua Weilerstein conducting the BBC Philharmonic in Dvorak’s New World Symphony in April 2026 Hot on the heels of John Storgårds, (chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic until September 2028), launching his first season as […]
Coventry Cathedral [Photo: Garry Jones] The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is set to return to Coventry Cathedral for a performance of Britten’s War Requiem on Remembrance Day (11 November), also marking 50 years since […]
The VOCES8 Foundation presents LIVE From London Christmas 2026, the twentieth edition of the online festival. From 10th December 2026 to 6th January 2027, audiences around the world can enjoy a festive feast of music […]
“There was a time when you could sit in silence without reaching for your phone, when you looked forward to long car rides for the space to think, when you would listen to an album […]
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BBC Young Musician final, 20206 – Sofia Demetriades [Photo: BBC / Betsan Evans] It was heartening to hear three such talented young people in the BBC Young Musician 2026 final and to experience such imaginatively […]
Of Love & Transience: Berg, Ullmann, Korngold, Strauss; Paula Sides, Sergey Rybin; VOCES8 RecordsReviewed 2 November 2026 Viktor Ullmann’s settings of Elizabeth Barrett Browning translated by Rilke provide the powerful centrepiece in a recital that […]
London Piano Festival (2): Mozart Gala Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva, Junyan Chen, Tom Poster, Martin James Bartlett (pianos). King’s Place, 31.10.2026 Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 426. Sonata in D, K 381. […]
