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 […]
RNS Moves RNS Moves, the ensemble made up of professional disabled musicians and non-disabled members of Royal Northern Sinfonia, will make its London debut on 21 September at Kings Place, performing a programme that brings […]
Snape Maltings, Britten Pears (Photo: Britten Pears Arts) Arts organisation spends lots of money – that ought to be a common enough headline but in today’s climate large-scale spending in the arts is becoming rarer. […]
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Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests – James McVinnie, Thomas Adès, BBC Symphony OrchestraBBC Proms (Photo: Andy Paradise/BBC) Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela, Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests, Thomas Adès: Five Spells from The Tempest, Sibelius: The Tempest […]
If you enjoyed Sir Willard White’s performance in Monday night’s Prom [see my review] or perhaps you are regretting not seeing him, then later this month there is a chance to hear him up close […]
Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mstsensk – John Findon, Amanda Majeski, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers, ENO, John Storgårds – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/ Andy Paradise) Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mstsensk; Amanda Majeski, Brindley Sherratt, John Findon, […]
Scottish Ensemble at Celtic Connections in January 2025 with Donald Grant and Friends (Photo: Tom Lovatt) The Scottish Ensemble opens its 2025/2026 season with Shifting Patterns, a programme of music by Anna Meredith and Henryk […]
On 23 September 2025, soprano Lizzie Ryder is curating and performing in Refuge: An Evening of Opera Exploring Women’s Experiences and Resilience at the Brunel Museum’s Thames Tunnel Shaft. The evening will feature sopranos Lizzie Ryder, Roberta Philip […]
.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "'Music in Motion' and 'Cosmic': National Children's Orchestras present two showcase concerts at Bristol Beacon with Anna Lapwood")
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