Calidore String Quartet – American Tapestry
I was enticed by this album’s alluring title, which has more relevance and meaning than many seen on Classical albums these days. This one makes sense, so it works – and I welcomed it. After this […]
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Opere per corno e pianoforte, from Verdi (!) to Rota
The program presented here by Nilo Caracristi and Giancarlo Guarino covers various centuries and styles, from Verdi to Rota. Verdi? Well, a Fantasia sopra alcuni motivi dell’opera “I due Foscari” di Giuseppe Verdi, by Gustavo […]
Classicism, humour, energy: Trio Bohémo and the first complete recording of Reicha’s trios
Anton Reicha was a Bohemia-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer, who was a friend and contemporary of Beethoven. Whilst he wrote in a wide variety of genres he is mainly remembered for his substantial early […]
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Anna Clyne in residence, collaborations with Jess Gillam, Alice Sarah Ott & Rushil Ranjan, Britten’s War Requiem at Coventry Cathedral: the CBSO 2026/27 season
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (Photo: Andrew Fox) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), music director Kazuki Yamada has announce their 2026/2027 season. One highlight must be Remembrance Day, when Kazuki Yamada […]
Tales of Love & Loss: virtuosity from the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists in a satisfying & unusual triple bill
Elena Langer: Four Sisters – Jingwen Cai, Ellen Pearson, Hannah Edmunds, Madeline Robinson, Sam Hird – Royal Opera (Photo: Mark Senior) Tales of Love and Loss: Elizabeth Maconchy: The Departure, Charlotte Bray: Making Arrangements, Elena […]
Anastasia Evsina: Benediction
This is an ambitious album, released on the Prima Classic label and subtitled, “From The Shades to The Light,” built on statements such as, Why not reflect on art as a benediction of life, finding […]
“Symphonies in Three Movements”. A clever concept, but…
An intriguing title comes from Alpha Classics and a conductor who made a strong impression on me when I encountered her a couple years ago, on an album of Harp Concertos, with Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. […]
Brahms’ Requiem, Elgar’s Cello Concerto, Young Artist Recitals & under 26 piano competition: Newbury Spring Festival returns with more than 45 events in over 20 venues
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Newbury Spring Festival Chorus at St Nicolas Church, Newbury 2025 (Photo: Milly March) The Newbury Spring Festival features two weeks of music and the arts with diverse genres including jazz, music theatre, […]
Love Songs: Oxford International Song Festival is in celebratory mood
This year, Oxford International Song Festival marks its 25th anniversary with to weeks of concerts (from 9 to 24 October 2026) under the title of Love Songs, featuring 59 events. The Festival opens with a […]
Prokofiev Studio: new gallery devoted to the abstract art of Oleg Prokofiev son of the composer & father of composer Gabriel Prokofiev
Composer Gabriel Prokofiev is opening a space dedicated to the art of his father Oleg Prokofiev (1928-1998), son of composer Sergei Prokofiev. Oleg wrote that his father’s music inspired in him ‘a wave of some […]
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