The harp? It’s a nothingburger
An entertaining essay in the New York Times by harpist Parker Ramsaydoes its damnedest to pluck the instrument from obscurity. … I’m a professional harpist. So is my mother. Some of my earliest exposure to […]
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Scoop: Vienna prefers Shostakovich to Beethoven
A howl has gone up at Die Presse at the sight of next season’s concert listings. Chief critic by Wilhelm Sinkovicz has counted the concerts from two leading promoters and found that there is more […]
Ruth Leon recommends….. Monstrous Beauty – A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie Join Iris Moon, Associate Curator in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum, along with artist Patty Chang, Professor of Art, University of Southern California, to explore Monstrous Beauty: […]
Charpentier, Leçons de Ténèbres from Les Arts Florissants at Wigmore Hall
Marc-Antoine Charpentier Leçons de Ténèbres Les Arts Florissants ./William Christie (director / organ) with Ilja Aksionov (tenor) and Padraic Rowan (bass-baritone). Wigmoe Hall, 16.04.2025 Missa Assumpta est Maria, H 11 (?1669): Prélude. Troisième leçon de […]
Samling Academy Opera’s performances of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at The Fire Station, Sunderland
Singers from the North East are joined by Dunedin Consort on period instruments and their director John Butt for Samling Academy Opera’s performances of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at The Fire Station, Sunderland on 17 and […]
Wagner opera house founder dies
Martin Graham, founder of Longborough Festival Opera, died yesterday aged 83. Longborough statement: A grammar-school boy and builder with no formal musical training, Martin transformed a Gloucestershire barn, a love of music, and a passion […]
Planet Hugill featured in FeedSpot Top UK Classical Music Blogs and Top 60 Opera Blogs
I am never really sure about lists of things, the Top 50 Best whatevers. However, finding out that you are in such a list is terribly seductive, even if you wonder how the list has […]
Orchestras must now catch the eye
The Philharmonia unfurled its new season today: The season also includes a collaboration with visual artists Gilbert & George, a genre-crossing heavy metal project, and an opera about the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match. […]
Why the Proms still matter
Every April for as long as I can remember I have ripped open the BBC Proms Guide a few days ahead of publication in search of coming summer thrills. A sad life, I know, but […]
Another huge gift for Jacksonville as music department shuts down
The Jacksonville Symphony in Florida, which recently banked an anonymous $15 million donation, has just received a $3 million top-up from the Terry Family Foundation. The orchestra says: ‘This remarkable gift will strengthen the Symphony’s […]
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