From 24 to 28 September 2025 it is the Chelsea History Festival with a wide range of activities at the National Army Museum, the Chelsea Physic Garden and the Royal Hospital Chelsea. On the opening […]
Nadia and Lili Boulenger, photographed in 1913. Nigel Foster’s London Song Festival returns next month for a season of 10 concerts exploring the work of women composers. As ever, the concerts are at Hinde Street […]
Bliss: The Beatitudes – Elizabeth Watts, Laurence Kilsby, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Sakari OramoBBC Proms (Photo: Chris Christodoulou/ BBC) Ruth Gips: Death on the Pale Horse, Grieg: Piano Concerto, Bliss: The Beatitudes; Elizabeth Watts, Laurence […]
It’s the 150th anniversary of Pierre Monteux (1875-1964), and this celebration presents a performance from London’s Festival Hall in 1961 of works by Debussy and Sravinsky, as broadcast on what was then the BBC Home […]
I’ve been noticing over the past couple of years the steady increase in the price of CDs – and over just the past year or two, the skyrocketing price of CDs. One notable example is […]
Angel of Peace: Hildegard of Bingen, Arvo Pärt, Will Todd, Anna Clyne, John Taverner; The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Sarah Sexton; Church of St Martin in the FieldsReviewed 5 September 2025 The Sixteen’s 25th Choral Pilgrimage mixes the […]
This is a fabulous addition to the Florence Price discography. In his video, Fanny Clamagiraud introduces th poject along with some footage often recording sessions: The First Violin Concerto as a first movement here is, […]
Conductors aren’t born, they’re forged. With this bold statement the Forge choral conducting mentorship has been launched. A mentoring programme for aspiring choral conductors, Forge has been founded by choral conductors Tori Longdon and Greg […]
First performed on January 20, 1699, André Campra’s comic opera/ballet Le Carnaval de Venise to a libretto by Jean-François Regnard finally arrives at its UK premiere in late Summer 2025 at the Vache Baroque Summer Festival. It is sung in French, Italian and English, a heady mix and a real test (successfully passed) for the singers. All this happened against […]
Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75 (1742 version) Librettist: John Dryden Performers: Hilary Cronin (soprano) – Hugh Cutting (counter-tenor) – Stuart Jackson (tenor) Conductor – Peter Whelan; Irish Baroque Chorus & Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 […]
