The indefatigable musician is resting at home in Berlin after an exhausting West-East Diwan tour. He cannot live without making music. Here, he discusses music as stimulus, or oblivion. We wish Daniel many happy returns. […]
Our renowned ballet reviewer had an unusually bad night: MaddAddam, Wayne McGregor’s Timidly Clichéd Dystopia by Alastair Macaulay In Wayne McGregor’s new three-act “MaddAddam”, the Royal Ballet has chosen to present us with […]
Released on September 6, NMC Recordings album of music by Imogen Holst also celebrates 35 years of this wonderful label, The BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers excel throughout under Alice Farnham. Dating from 1929, […]
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Queen Elizbeth HallReviewed 13 November 2024 The Brandenburg Concertos complete, vivid, vibrant and sometimes a little raw, the sheer energy, enthusiasm and technical nous really carrying […]
Comedy had traditionally played little part in French opera. Lully soon eliminated comic episodes from his tragedies; from then until the appearance of this work, only a handful of operas had comic themes. The theme […]
Conserving a delicate Renaissance drawing – Royal Collection Kate Stone, Paper Conservator for the Royal Collection, demonstrates the extraordinary skill and fine workmanship required to repair an ancient document. This is another of those ‘how […]
The Atlanta gadfly music critic Mark Gresham reviewed the Mozart C minor Mass: … Stutzmann’s conducting visibly lacked precision, which was evident right from the opening bars, where the violas were not quite in sync. […]
Dinin Arts and Epstein Fox Performances have formed a partnership that unites the Dinin Arts roster and EFP’s classical division. EFP has a big hitter in Terence Blanchard. Dinin does good string quartets. Here’s the […]
The US violinist has announced she is still struggling after several months to recover from a trapped nerve. She has been replaced on the Berlin Phil tour at the last minute by the Norwegian Vilde […]
The funeral will take place tomorrow of Marco Bergonzi, son of the great tenor Carlo, who spent his later years at Marco’s hostelry in Bussetto, Verdi’s birthplace. Marco’s hotel is named I due foscari. Marco […]
