David Butt Philip and Friends
David Butt Philip, Alison Langer, St Paul’s Opera chorus at the David Butt Philip & Friends gala in 2024St Paul’s Church (Photo: Craig Fuller Photography) My local opera company, St Paul’s Opera will be welcoming […]
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Behind the Music: hear me live at the German YMCA in London
The German YMCA in London has a lively programme of events including regular music related talks and performances, and their March programme includes a recital from violinist Madeleine Mitchell and pianist Nigel Clayton. As part […]
The annual Swaledale Festival of Music and the Arts blazes a cultural trail for the North Yorkshire Dales
Bringing music and the arts to the three most northerly Yorkshire Dales notably Swaledale, Wensleydale and Arkengarthdale, the Swaledale Festival comes round in May. Under the patronage of writer, lecturer and arts advocate Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason […]
Symphonic Bach: the St Matthew Passion in the glorious Sheldonian Theatre made notable by some strong individual performances
The Berlin Singakademie building, designed by Carl Theodor Ottmer, 1825-1827, now Maxim Gorki Theaterpainting by Eduard Gaertner, 1843 Bach: St Matthew Passion; Nicholas Mulroy, Ashley Riches, Julia Doyle, Helen Charlston, Samuel Boden, Michael Mofidian, Choir […]
A very personal vision indeed: Mats Lidström in Bach’s Cello Suites as part of Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s Bach Mendelssohn Festival
Title page of Anna Magdalena Bach’s manuscript: Suites á Violoncello Solo senza Basso Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, Cello Suite No. 6 in D […]
More Geminiani: Cello Sonatas
We previously met Lucca-born Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) on a disc on Glossa’s “Cabinet” label, a set of superb performance software the composer’s Op. 2 Concerti grossi. That was in 2020, and revisiting the disc, the […]
There was no plan, it just happened: violinist Ada Witczyk on the Růžičková Composition Competition and her New Baroque disc arising out of it
Ada Witczyk performing music from the 2023 Růžičková Composition Competition Violinist Ada Witczyk‘s new album, New Baroque – Sonatas on First Hand Records, features new sonatas for baroque violins and harpsichord, the six winning works […]
Pollini’s early take on Chopin’s Etudes
Mauriaio Pollini’s death was a significant blow to the piano world. His concerts in London over the years were always highlights, a great pianist of unfathomable energy who always illuminated everything he touched. A musician […]
Taking us on an emotional journey: Solomon’s Knot in Bach’s 1725 version of the St John Passion at Wigmore Hall
St Nicholas Church, LeipzigWhere Bach’s St John Passion first performed Bach: St John Passion (1725); Solomon’s Knot; Wigmore HallReviewed 26 February 2025 Sung from memory with remarkable emotional directness, at times this was close to […]
Opera is Us: Exploring the transformative power of music with Anna Starushkevych’s Music Will Save The World & a new film inspired by personal experience
“Consider the scenario where all live, organically-produced music, whether professional or amateur, suddenly vanished globally. The absence would profoundly affect people everywhere.” The above comes from a statement released by Music Will Save The World, […]
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