The conductorIon Marin, Honorary Consul of Romania in Switzerland, has awarded the Faithful Service Order in the rank of Grand Officer to the pianist Martha Argerich on behalf of the Romanian Presidency. Madame Argerich emphasized […]
James Ehnes & NAC Orchestra – National Arts Centre, Canada (Photo: Curtis Perry) Violinist James Ehnes has a long relationship with Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra having made his debut with them in 1993, […]
Prokofiev, Mussorgsky (arr. Denisov), Lyatoshynsky. Matthew Rose (bass); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.4.2025 Prokofiev Selection from Semyon Kotko, Op. 81bis (1938-9/1943) Mussorgsky (arr. Denisov) Songs and Dances of Death (arr. […]
The latest David Krauss interview on Speaking Soundly: Grammy Award winner Kayhan Kalhor is a virtuoso of the kamancheh, the Persian predecessor to the violin. He sits down with David to talk about the origins […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Month It may be a bit early in springtime to be nominating an Album of the Year, but I’ll be very surprised if any release in the next […]
Chicago readers report that George Freeman has left us. He may have been the last surviving person to have performed and recorded with Charlie Parker. George played with most other greats and recorded many albums, […]
I first came across Russell Hepplewhite‘s work in 2013 when English Touring Opera (ETO) performed the award-winning Laika the Spacedog. He went on to write more for ETO and for companies such as London Youth […]
The National Youth Orchestra’s Spring tour, To the Beat The National Youth Orchestra’s Spring tour, To the Beat, kicks off at Birmingham Town Hall on 14 April 1014. Taking in Birmingham, the Roundhouse in London (15 […]
In the darkened backroom of the BBC’s northern orchestra, brows are furrowed over the identity of a new supporter. The orchestra has been paying an agency to boost social media engagement. Its Facebook followers have […]
Our critic has seen Ashton in Florida, Balanchine in London: by Alasrair Macaulay Some fluke of birth and talent arranged it so that the composers Handel and Bach were born in the same year, 1685, […]
