Symbiosis – Tribute to Bill Evans
What a wonderful idea.! This Pentatone release takes Pale Mikkelborg’s Bill Evans Suite as a starting point – a suite recoded initially in 1969, and which takes Evans’ classics and juxtaposes big band and jazz […]
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A 365 year old ghost story into a surreal fantasy epic where drums, voice and orchestra collide: Sean Noonan’s The Drummer of Tedworth
Sean Noonan by Linda Pedroso Sean Noonan describes himself as a speaking drummer; he is a composer, and rhythmic storyteller whose music defies categorization. Drawing on the traditions of wandering minstrels and African griots, he […]
John Foulds, Edgar Bainton & Alan Rawsthorne premieres at this year’s English Music Festival
The English Music Festival takes place at a new venue this year. From 22 to 25 May 2026, Dartington Hall in Devon will host the festival which was founded by Em Marshall-Luck. The festival will […]
Catching lightning: Solomon’s Knot explore George Jefferys & the birth of the English Baroque at Wigmore Hall
Solomon’s Knot at Kirby Hall in 2023 George Jefferys & the Birth of the English Baroque; Solomon’s Knot, James Garnon, Helen Schlesinger, writer & director: Federay Holmes; Wigmore HallReviewed 24 February 2025 A dramatised presentation […]
Splendid violin concertos. Splendid playing and sound.
Here’s another new title which has been nearly impossible to get my hands on. I can’t imagine why this one in particular has been continuously unavailable and/or ridiculously priced completely out of consideration. Maybe because it’s […]
Héloïse Werner: close-ups
The programme here echoes that of Werner’s Wigmore Hall concert last April (review), and holds the Hidegard O vis as constant; sadly, I had to miss out on Werner and fiends at King’s Place last […]
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A significant commitment to bringing orchestral music to audiences across North Yorkshire: John Wilson, Sinfonia of London & Ryedale Festival in three-year partnership
John Wilson & Sinfonia of London The Ryedale Festival has announced a new three-year partnership with Sinfonia of London and the conductor John Wilson, marking a significant commitment to bringing orchestral music of the highest […]
What began as a record of performances has become essential infrastructure for artistic planning: Operabase turns 30
This year Operabase celebrates its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of shaping how the global performing arts community works, collaborates, and connects. Founded in 1996 by Mike Gibb, Operabase was created to document opera performances […]
One of the few operas by a woman produced at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. Augusta Holmès’ La Montagne noire finally gets its UK premiere
Augusta Holmès’ La Montagne noire at Theater Dortmund in 2024 Whilst best known for her orchestral symphonic poems, the French composer (of Irish descent) Augusta Holmès wrote four operas in total, though only one was […]
Keeping it local: David Butt Philip & Friends Gala at St Paul’s Opera, Clapham
David Butt Philip & Friends Gala – David Butt Philip – St Paul’s Opera, Clapham, 2025 – ‘Falke, falke, du wiedergefundener’ from Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten If you want to hear tenor David Butt […]
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