Baltic Tides: piano music by Lūcija Garūta and Ester Mägi; Eva Maria Doroszkowska; First Hand RecordsReviewed 30 July 2025 A marvellous disc, exploring music by two important 20th century Baltic pianist composers and featuring some […]
Jan Younghusband (Photo: BYO) At a time of challenge in arts funding, British Youth Opera (BYO) has bravely soldiered on, providing support, training and opportunity for young singers fresh out of college. BYO’s recent Summer […]
Recorder concertos from Sanssouci: Quantz, CPE Bach, Benda, Graun, Isaac Makhdoomi, Ensemble Piccante; Prospero In Wilhelmine’s footsteps: the music of Bayreuth: Wilhelmine, Johann Pfeiffer, Bernhard Joachim Hagen, Locatelli; Camerata Øresund; Channel ClassicsReviewed 29 July 2025 Civilised, elegant […]
The Joystick and The Reins (Collage image :Eve Stainton) John Carpenter’s 1982 horror film, The Thing (which starred Kurt Russell) featured a score by Ennio Morricone because Carpenter wanted the film to have a European musical […]
This is Marek Janowski’s first purely orchestral Schubert recording. He has already collaborated with the Dresdne Philharmonie on Pentatone in Beethoven’s Fidelio (2021), Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (both 2020). The Eighth, the […]
Samling Artist Programme masterclass at Marchmont House in 2024 On Saturday 2 August 2025, Samling Institute for Young Artists will be introducing eight new Samling Artists who have been taking part in a masterclass with French […]
Thomas Jung (Photo: The Finest Light) The Constant Lambert Fellowship, a partnership between Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) and the Royal Ballet and Opera, was created in 2018 to support the development of young conductors in the […]
National Children’s Choir of Great Britain’s Senior Choir performing in Bromsgrove in 2024 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain’s (NCCGB) Senior Choir will perform a free lunchtime concert in St John’s Church, Bromsgrove on […]
Gavin Higgins (Photo: Yusef Bastaway) The Three Choirs Festival has announced Gavin Higgins as its inaugural Associate Composer, marking the launch of a major composer development programme. Higgins will launch his three-year residency with a […]
Alastair Penman: The Last Tree; Alastair Penman; Meadowbank MusicReviewed 23 July 2025 Impressively multi-tracked, Alastair Penman’s new album is a passion project about climate change, yet also a remarkably engaging suite of Michael Nyman-esque music […]
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