Devon Glover “If music be the food of love” then take me to the Shakespeare in Music Festival (SIM) in Stratford-upon-Avon from 20 to 23 April. The SIM Festival is rapidly becoming the “go to” […]
Mozart: Don Giovanni – Ensemble OrQuesta at 2025 Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre (Photo: Julian Guidera) The Grimeborn Festival is back at the Arcola Theatre this summer from 15 July to 5 September with its usual […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Warm hearted & with a twinkle in his eye: The Brook Street Band bring out the sense of enjoyment in the violin sonatas of Ipswich-based Joseph Gibbs")
Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1; The Brook Street Band; First Hand Records Warm and characterful music that deserves to be better known. Provincial in fact but not in reputation, the […]
Près de votre oreille The Institut français in South Kensington continues its occasional series of concerts presenting artists making a welcome appearing in London. This time there is the opportunity to hear the period instrument […]
I was excited to see this new box set of the complete Haydn symphonies from Antal Dorati and the Philharmonia Hungarica. Not only does Decca claim it is newly remastered, they include a fascinating booklet […]
How To Train Your Dragon 2 The Glasshouse in Gateshead and Royal Northern Sinfonia have announced their 2026/27 season and a substantial one it is too. Royal Northern Sinfonia is led by the impressive partnership […]
Domenico Scarlatti wearing the Order of Santiagoby Domingo Antonio Velasco (1738) Mother of Mercy – Music for Lent: Lotti, Diogo Dias Melgás, João Lourenço Rebelo, Caldara, Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater á 10; The Sixteen, Harry […]
Tansy Davies The Passion of Mary Magdalene (2025) Anna Dennis Mary Magdalene; Markus Farnsworth Jesus; Dunedin Consort, John But (director) Barbican Hall, London, 24 March, 2026 Tansy Davies’ works rarely fail to simulate: her opera […]
SongEasel, pianist Jocelyn Freeman’s inestimable song recital series in South East London, is having a festival weekend from 21 to 24 May 2026 under the title of Sweet Harmony which celebrates Carl Loewe (born 230 years ago) […]
After Kosky’s Siegfried at Covent Garden last week (you can read my review here), I thought it a good idea to have a look at his Don Giovanni from Vienna. Here’s the promo reel: As […]
