The Hallé at Manchester Classical 2023 (Photo: Alex Burns/The Hallé ) The award-winning celebration of Manchester’s rich classical scene, Manchester Classical, is returning to the city from 27 to 29 June 2025. The festival includes […]
This is Volume Six of Somm’s Bruckner series; we looked at Volume One here. This contains the monumental Eighth Symphony. If thee is one orchestra the seems perfect for Bruckne, with its rich tradition, its […]
Here Hong Kong-born pianist Tiffany Poon reveals her close affinity to Schumann – the only real comparison I can think of is someone whom I consider one of the greatest Schumann pianist of all time, […]
On the streets and in the sky: works by Jonathan Dove; Philippe Sly, Sacconi Quartet, Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva; SIGNUM CLASSICSReviewed 19 March 2025 A diverse selection of Jonathan Dove’s music which celebrates friendships […]
Come Bargain with Uncanny Things – Virtually Opera, COLAB Tower (Photo: Claire Shovelton) In September last year I interviewed director and writer Leo Doulton [see my interview] and one of the topics we touched on […]
A caricature of a performance of Handel’s Flavio (from 1723) featuring Senesino and Francesca Cuzzoni with Berenstadt (far right) Handel’s opera Rodelinda was premiered 300 years ago this year, on 13 February 1725 at the King’s […]
This is utterly remarkable: Elgar’s familiar but always affecting oratorio on original instruments, the centre of which is the Gabrieli Consort and Players! The instrumenrium is carefully researched: and even includes Elgar’s own trombone! There […]
Nicola Benedetti (Photo: Laurence Winram) The full programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival has been released, the third festival under Nicola Benedetti’s artistic directorship. This year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival […]
Pegasus Opera’s mentoring programme with Danielle de Niese in 2024 Pegasus Opera launched its opera mentoring programme in 2020 in response to the continued underrepresentation of classical artists of global majority heritage on the UK […]
Weber: Der Freischütz – The Wolf’s Glen Scene – Ilker Arcayürek, Manuel Winckhler – Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (Photo: Annemie Augustijns) Weber: Der Freischütz; Louise Kemény, Ilker Arcayürek, Rosemary Hardy, Thomas Jesatko, director: Christoph Marthaler, conductor: […]
