The Chiaroscuro Quartet return in Haydn
We have met the super Ciaroscuro Quartet on a number of occasions, most saliently in Haydn in the first three of the Op. 76 Quartets here and in the balancing three (Nos. 4-6) here; but […]
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Music Moves: John Savournin to Waterperry, Seb Lovell-Huckle to Birmingham
John Savournin The intriguing game of musical dominos in arts administration continues. Earlier this year it was announced the Guy Verrall-Withers, co-founder and artistic director of Waterperry Opera Festival, was becoming director of audiences & impact […]
A child called Brock who is displaced from her home and wonders if life might be better among the badgers underground: Garsington Opera Youth Company in Hannah Conway’s Uprooted
Rehearsal for Uprooted – Garsington Opera Youth Company On 29 July 2025, Garsington Opera Youth Company joins forces with Sinfonia Smith Square to present Uprooted, a new opera by composer Hannah Conway and librettist Hazel […]
Music and arts to transform people’s lives: Britten Pears Arts presents Summer at Snape 2025
Having emerged from the Aldeburgh Festival [see Tony’s review of the closing concerts], Snape Maltings is gearing up for this year’s Summer at Snape, a month-long celebration of music running from 26 July – 31 August […]
Morceaux en forme de poire: Hommage à Erik Satie from Ensemble Ricercata
Ensemble Ricercata (Ivan Šiller, Tomáš Boroš, piano). Large Concert Studio of Slovak Radio, Bratislava, 14.06.2025 Satie Trois morceaux en forme de poire James Tenney Three Pages in the Shape of a Pear (in celebration of […]
From Jamaica to Llareggub: 2025 Presteigne Festival
George Vass & the Presteigne Festival Orchestra (Photo: Presteigne Festival) This year’s Presteigne Festival, which runs from 21 to 25 August 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), among the […]
A moving immediacy and directness: British Youth Opera in Britten’s Peter Grimes with Mark Le Brocq in the title role
Britten: Peter Grimes; Mark Le Brocq, Emma Bell, Mark Stone, Eugene Dillon-Hooper, Matthew Bawden, Rhian Davies, Oliver Heuzenroeder, Justin Jacobs, Caitlin MacKenzie, Joshua McCullough, director: Will Kerley, Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Harry Sever, British […]
Beyond a hundred: Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra & Joanna MacGregor launch 2025/26 season
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra & Joanna MacGregor, June 2025 (Photo: Fernando Manoso) Having celebrated its centenary in May 2025, Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its lively 2025/26 season under music director Joanna MacGregor, only the fourth […]
Some Enchanted Evening: fresh from her cycling concert tour of Britain, viola da gamba player Sarah Small in recital on the lawn of the Chelsea Physick Garden
On Sunday 13 July 2025, Live on the Lawn: Twilight Classical presents viola da gamba player Sarah Small in recital on the lawn of the Chelsea Physick Garden in what promises to be an enchanting evening in […]
We were transported: local history and engaging performances in L’elisir at St Paul’s Opera
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore – Martins Smaukstelis & chorus – St Paul’s Opera (Photo: Julian Guidera) Donizetti: L’Elisir d’Amore; Fiona Hymns, Martins Smaukstelis, Theodore Day, Ashley Mercer, Isabella Roberts, director: Eloise Lally, music director: Adrian Salinero, […]
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