Øyvind Torvund Symphonic Poem No. 1, “Forest Morning” (2019, first Proms performance) Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major (1933) Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (1935/6), excerpts The first thing to notice here is the title, taken […]
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“For a married woman with children, to become a first class scientist she must first of all choose, the right husband” Dame Kathleen Lonsdale Crystallographer Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (1903–1971) was the first female professor […]
E. H. Shepard – Illustration to page 3 of Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Nigel Foster’s London Song Festival is back this autumn with nine concerts from 5 November to 11 December under the banner of “Reaching Out […]
Philharmonia Orchestra’s Virtual Orchestra: Play Along (Photo: Marc Gascoigne) The Southbank Centre’s Creative Intelligence festival (11 to 13 September 2026) takes its inspiration from the Festival of Britain 75 years ago by exploring how artists, […]
Here we have another wonderful string quartet which I had not encountered before – one which exemplifies supreme excellence in modern-day string quartet playing. The Seikilos Quartet was founded in 2011 within the Spanish National […]
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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust – Les Siècles – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Mark Allan) Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust; John Osborn, Véronique Gens, Gerard Finley, Chœur de Radio France and Maîtrise de Radio France, Les […]
Last week’s five sold-out performances of The Magic Flute at Arcola Theatre (25 – 29 August, 2026, within the framework of the annual Grimeborn Festival, July to September) have shown how much impact such productions can make, even at small […]
Anthony Davis: The Central Park Five – Long Beach Opera 2022 (Photo: JJ Geiger) I first came across the case of the Central Park Five when I read Joan Didion’s essay Sentimental Journeys first published in the […]
Volume Two of Hélène Mercier and Louis Lortie’s series of Debussy piano duets on Chandos launches with one of the most famous openings of all, that of the Prélude de l’après-midi d’une faune, after Mallarmé, […]
St James Garlickhythe Church On Thursday 24 September at St James Garlickhythe Church in central London, pianist Christopher Glynn will perform and host an evening of live music in support of the charity Music in […]
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