On 4 October, 2025, Central Hall Westminster will host the UK premiere of German composer Sven Helbig’s Requiem A. Performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra, four renowned European choirs, and bass René Pape, with live […]
This week’s Alastair Macaulay Review is a triple-header of current operas. Two should have been bigger and better. The third was embarrasingly ludicrous. Read on: 1: Mary Queen of Scots – English National Opera, February […]
In tonight’s Lebrecht Interview, the conductor Mirga Grazinte-Tyla remembers the night the Russians tried to reimpose their rule on her native Lithuania. Mirga ran barefoot into the night behind her father, who was determined to […]