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Thursday, 16 May 2019

Royal Opera new season: 2019/20

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The view from the main stage orchestra pit at the Royal Opera House - credit ROH/Sim Canetty Clarke 2014 With new productions of Donizet...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Rough for Opera - Speak Red, A Father is Looking for his Daughter, Dreaming Clouds

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Second Movement 's Rough for Opera returned to the Cockpit Theatre yesterday (14 May 2019) for its seventeenth edition. Billed as a s...

Classical & jazz giants, movie stars, science: Man & God at the Bloomsbury Theatre

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The name of Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938) is not that well known today, pianist, composer and transcriber of music, he is perhaps best know...

Striking new directions: Markus Reuter's string quartet from Solaire Records

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Markus Reuter String Quartet No. 1 'Heartland' ; Matangi Quartet; Solaire Records Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 May 2019 ...
Monday, 13 May 2019

In Opera Magazine

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Nice to see a review of OperaUpClose’s new production of Donizetti’s Mary Stuart in the June 2019 edition of Opera Magazine .   Th...
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Huw Wakins' Symphony from Kensington Symphony Orchestra

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Huw Watkins Huw Watkins ' Symphony receives its London premiere tonight (13 May 2019) when the Kensington Symphony Orchestra, condu...

A young man's passion: Julian Prégardien & Erik Le Sage in Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe

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Robert Schumann Dichterliebe , Robert & Clara Schumann Songs, duets & piano pieces ; Julian Prégardien, Erik Le Sage, Sandrine P...
Sunday, 12 May 2019

Far more than choral virtuosity: Handel's Israel in Egypt from the BBC Singers & Academy of Ancient Music

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BBC Singers, Academy of Ancient Music, Gergely Madaras; Milton Court Concert Hall (Photo BBC Singers) Handel Israel in Egypt (1756); ...
Saturday, 11 May 2019

French inspiration, spectacular scenery & classical music: I chat to festival director Christoph Müller about this year's Gstaad Menuhin Festival

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Gstaad, Switzerland Gstaad is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. Whilst the area ...
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Friday, 10 May 2019

Crossing the Border - the London Festival of Baroque Music

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Sébastien Daucé and the Ensemble Correspondances at the 2018 London Festival of Baroque Music The year's London Festival of Baroque ...

Brainwaves and modernism: the Ligeti Quartet explores consciousness at Kings Place

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The Ligeti Quartet performing at Kings Place in 2017 Ruth Crawford Seeger, Cliff Kerr, Shiva Feshareki, Witold Lutoslawski; Ligeti Qua...
Thursday, 9 May 2019

Sheffield Chamber Music Festival

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Sheffield's Music in the Round launches the 35th annual Chamber Music Festival on Friday 10 May 2019, with nine days of chamber music ...
Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Guildhall School Gold Medal 2019

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Pianist Joon Yoon receiving the Guildhall School Gold Medal in 2018 Friday (10 May 2019) is the final of the Guildhall School of Music a...

Telemann from Toulouse: music for strings in stylish modern instrument performances

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Georg Philipp Telemann Suite 'Don Quixotte' ; Anne Gaurier, Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, Gilles Colliard; Calliope Rev...
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Tuesday, 7 May 2019

Bringing classical Canada to the UK - Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra on tour

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Alexander Shelley & the National Arts Centre Orchestra Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra is touring Europe this month, and...

A huge undertaking: Busoni's Piano Concerto recorded live in Boston - Kirill Gerstein, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

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Ferruccio Busoni Piano Concerto ; Kirill Gerstein, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo; Myrios Classics Reviewed by Robert Hugill ...
Monday, 6 May 2019

In focus indeed: Hugill premieres at Conway Hall

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Robert Hugill (Photo Robert Piwko) Last night (Sunday 5 May 2019) we had a superb evening of song and chamber music at Conway Hall, with...
Sunday, 5 May 2019

Palpable enthusiasm & engagement: An English Coronation from Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli & Gabrieli Roar

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An English Coronation: 1902-1953 ; Gabrieli Consort & Players, Gabrieli Roar, Chetham's Symphonic Brass Ensemble, Paul McCreesh;...
Saturday, 4 May 2019

The old ethos and a new professionalism: celebrating Garsington Opera at 30

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Auditorium of Garsington Opera at Wormsley 2011 (Photo Dennis Gilbert) Garsington Opera is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, ...
Friday, 3 May 2019

Music and poetry in focus - Robert Hugill, George Butterworth, Frank Bridge, York Bowen at Conway Hall on Sunday

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Robert Hugill (Photo Robert Piwko) The combination of music and poetry is theme of the Sunday's concert at Conway Hall (5 May 2019, ...