Bliss’ The Beatitudes performed in Coventry Cathedral for the first time, the building for which it was commissioned and written; Orla Boylan (soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, BBC Philharmonic, Paul Daniel (conductor) in […]
This release, aptly titled “A Duke Moment”, spotlights music originating from Duke University. The Ciompi Quartet, comprised of professors at Duke, play an interesting program of new and recent works for string quartet by composers […]
Each year, the vocal group The Sixteen releases a new album on the CORO label to accompany the choir’s nationwide Choral Pilgrimage tour, which sees them visit over 20 locations across the span of 7 […]
%20Richard%20Marsham.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A carefully curated programme rather than a disc to dip into: Christopher Gray on his first disc with the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge")
Christopher Gray (Photo: Richard Marsham) Christopher Gray has been director of music at St John’s College, Cambridge since 2023. He was formerly director of music at Truro Cathedral and took over at St John’s from […]
RCM Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship recital: Brahms/Busoni, Schumann, Liszt/Busoni Thomas Kelly (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1pm, 13.05.2025 Brahms/Busoni Chorale Prélude, Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122/10 Schumann Piano Sonata No. 1in F sharp minor, Op. 11 Liszt/Busoni Fantasy […]
I was lucky enough to attend the Guildhall Godlier Medal last Thursday May 8). The announcement of the winner from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a follows: Guildhall School of Music & […]
Bach, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Debussy, Babadjanian Nikita Lukinov (piano) Bach Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor (Well-Tempered Clavier Book I) Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37b: May; June Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain (arr. piano) […]
Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann Alon Kariv (piano); English Chamber Orchestra / Roberto Forés Veses (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 11.05.2025 Mendelssohn Overture, ‘The Hebrides,’ Op. 26 (1829) Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 […]
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann – Dorothee Bienert, Jason Kim – Oldenburgisches Staatstheater Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann: Jason Kim, Dorothee Bienert, Penelope Kendros, Adréana Kraschewski, Raffaela Lintl, Eleonora Fabrizi, Seungweon Lee, dir: Angela Denoke; […]
Handel’s last oratorio presents, amongst the composer’s catalogue of undeniable masterpieces, a masterwork of stunning stature. Not a note is misplaced in Jephtha: long though it is (more of that later), everything is perfectly […]
