Apple takes a summer bite
Apple Music Classical extended its reach today to a pair of summer festivals, Aspen and Verbier. It also hooked into concerts from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. None […]
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A rich sophistication of thought running through this programme that seems worlds away from the typical debut recital: Awakenings from Laurence Kilsby & Ella O’Neill
Awakenings: Brahms, Saint-Saens, Wolf, Schoenberg, Stenhamer, Rebecca Clarke, Prokofiev, Hugh Wood, Jake Heggie, Weill, Britten: Laurence Kilsby, Ella O’Neill; AVI MusicReviewed 15 July 2024 An intriguing & eclectic programme full of disturbing elements complemented by […]
Appealing to an opera audience with song repertoire: Opera in Song returns to Opera Holland Park
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin – James Baillieu, Julien Van Mellaerts, Christopher Purves – Opera in Song at Opera Holland Park, 2022 Opera in Song, curated by baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and pianist Dylan Perez, has […]
Venezuelan composer, RIP
The death is reported of Juan Carlos Núñez, a composer much beloved of Venezuelan musicians, both at home and in exile. After studies in Warsaw, Núñez conducted most of the leading orchestras and encouraged composers […]
Just in: Dutch stop subsidies to youth orchestras
The Netherlands orchestra world is in uproar over the latest disastrous cuts. Amsterdam, July 15, 2024 – Eleven different interest groups from the music sector have called on the Minister of Education, Culture and Science […]
Death of a French composer
The death has been reported of the composer Edith Lejet, Emeritus Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She died today, in the week of her 83rd birthday. A […]
Baltimore names principal flute
The Baltimore Symphony has chosen Martha Conwell Long as principal flute. She is presently with the Oregon Symphony. Ms Long replaces Emily Skala, who was dismissed amid a Covid furore in August 2021. The post […]
London Mozart Players in 2024/25: Resident at Fairfield Halls, performing at Smith Square Hall & on the South coast, plus a new season at St Martin-in-the-Fields
London Mozart Players is resident at Fairfield Halls, Croydon and performs at Smith Square Hall and on the South coast, but in addition the orchestra launches its 2024/25 season with six concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields. In […]
Dynamic duo: director Adele Thomas and creative producer Sarah Crabtree to take over as WNO’s General Director and CEO
Adele Thomas Welsh National Opera has announced that opera and theatre director Adele Thomas and creative producer Sarah Crabtree will jointly take up the role of WNO’s General Director and CEO in January 2025, following […]
Fine singing and vivid character in this revival of John Cox’s vintage production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at Garsington
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro – David Ireland, Claire Lees – Garsington Opera, 2024 (Photo: Julian Guidera) Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; David Ireland, Claire Lees, Rafael Fingerlos, Samantha Clarke, Bethany Horak-Hallett, director: John Cox/Bruno […]
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