From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Fauré is the French composer the world finds hardest to dislike. While Debussy means custard to some tastes and Ravel an acute form of mustard, their senior colleague […]
Irène Duval recording Fauré and Friends with Angus Webster Violinist Irène Duval has been spending quite a bit of time with Fauré recently, 2024 being the centenary of his death. Her disc Fauré and Friends […]
As mince pies are now freely available, it’s time. The first of the Chrimbo crop is here, and there’s a steadily-building pile of discs behind this one. Released November 1, this Alpha disc views Christmas […]
The Forsyte Saga at the Park Having said that, the stripped-down production of The Forsyte Saga at the Park works very well. The actors perform on an empty stage, only their costumes and dialogue indicating the passage of […]
The Cabinet Minister at the Menier If you’re looking for a really good evening in the theatre, I can do you no greater favour than to point you towards Southwark where Arthur Wing Pinero’s […]
Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage) is a two-act opera that shines an exaggerated spotlight on the behind-the-scenes working of a theatre and the rehearsal process, showing what can go […]
Kedrick Armstrong gave his first downbeat as Music Director of the Oakland Symphony on October 18, drawing raves from the crowd and critics: “A striking debut, promising an exciting new era for the symphony… “ Leoni […]
From a guest essay by Jonathan Biss in the NY Times: In 2015, when I broke my arm and needed to cancel several weeks of concerts, no one suggested to me that I shouldn’t tell […]
The American condcutor James Gaffigan has dumped AskonasHolt as his main agency, transferring his general management to New York boutique Primo Artists. Gaffigan, 45, is music director of Komische Oper Berlin and of Palau de […]
The Vienna Philharmonic, on its first Beijing visit for 11 years, gave the audience just what they came for – Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch Polka and one of Josef’s waltzes. ‘Chinese classical music enthusiasts know […]
