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Monday, 9 December 2024

Love Lines: deep emotions & island soundscapes in London Sinfonietta's programme of contemporary Scottish music at Kings Place

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London Sinfonietta - Love Lines - Electra Perivolaris Love Lines : Judith Weir, James MacMillan, Peter Maxwell Davies, Electra Perivolaris;...
Saturday, 7 December 2024

György Kurtág, Dietrich Fischer Dieskau & Christmas in Regensburg: three very different, very personal recordings projects for baritone Benjamin Appl

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Benjamin Appl in recital in 2020 Baritone Benjamin Appl has been having a busy time of it in the recording studio and has three contrasting...
Friday, 6 December 2024

Engaging zest: Mike Leigh's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance returns to ENO with a cast mixing innocence & experience

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Gilbert & Sulllivan: T he Pirates of Penzance - The Pirates: William Morgan, Gaynor Keeble, Henry Neill, & chorus - English Nationa...
Wednesday, 4 December 2024

English lyricism and dramatic power: the varied songs of Thomas Pitfield from James Gilchrist and Nathan Williamson

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The Songs of Thomas Pitfield : James Gilchrist, Nathan Williamson; Divine Art Reviewed 3 December 2024 Nearly 30 songs by a composer whose l...
Tuesday, 3 December 2024

A journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision: Simon Thacker's Songs of the Roma

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Described as " a journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision " , classical guitarist Simon Thacker...

What are you waiting for: Guildhall School announces its Spring 2025 programme of evening courses

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama Introduction to Arts Evaluation (Photo: Dave Buttle) The Guildhall School of Music and Drama has anno...

Nevill Holt Festival announces five-year partnership with Opera North beginning with a co-production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte

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The 17th century stables at Nevill Holt which now house the theatre Following a sharp pivot after the abbreviated 2023 opera season, the Nev...
Monday, 2 December 2024

A sense of place, engagement & sheer enjoyment: In Copisteria del Conte exploring late 18th century chamber music from Genoa

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In Copisteria del Conte : Michele Gallucci, Gasparo Arnaldi, Emanuele Barbella, Carlo Ferrari, Pietro Nardini, Luigi Boccherini; Jacopo Rist...
Saturday, 30 November 2024

A memorable & touching portrait of an oft-misunderstood composer: words & music by Gustav Holst at the London Song Festival

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Gustav Holst by Herbert Lambert, bromide print, 1921 NPG P109 © National Portrait Gallery , London The songs of Gustav Holst : Katie Bray, R...
Friday, 29 November 2024

An evening of compelling and involving theatre: Britten, Weill and Ravel triple bill at the Royal College of Music

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Ravel: L'heure espagnole - Alexandria Moon, Edward Birchinall, Benedict Munden, Marcus Swietlicki (part) - Royal College of Music (Phot...
Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Celebrating Reimann's Lear plus Janáček's Jenůfa, Cherubini's Medea: operatic highlights in Prague

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Reimann: Lear Dietrich Fischer Dieskau in the title role in Munich German composer Aribert Reimann died in March 2024 at the age of 88, leav...

Christmas with George Frideric and Jimi: the Handel Hendrix House celebrates the season

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Handel Hendrix House (Photo: Christopher Ison) We don't know how George Frideric Handel celebrated Christmas, but certainly Queen Charlo...

From Don Juan to Persia and beyond: Emily Hazrati appointed Associate Composer at Oxford International Song Festival

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Emily Hazrati (Photo: May Chi) Oxford International Song Festival has announced that Emily Hazrati will be the Associate Composer for 2024/2...
Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Sight and sound: Holst's The Planets superbly reimagined for the Father Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral by John Challenger with a mesmerising film

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The organ in Salisbury Cathedral was originally built in 1876-77 by Henry Willis ("Father" Willis), conservatively rebuilt by He...

Melodies without Borders: two Turkish musicians mixing lyric melancholy with 19th century bravura

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Ferec Necef at St Nicholas Church, Chiswick Melodies without Borders: Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Faure, Weber, Dvorak, Sarasate, Rachmaninoff...
Monday, 25 November 2024

Community, creativity, the power of music and the importance of brass banding: Martin Green's play KELI debuts in 2025

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Martin Green at the National Mining Museum Scotland, in Newtongrange (Photo: Sandy Butler) Marking 40 years since the miners' strikes an...

Sarasota Opera Concert Performance: The Music of Giuseppe Verdi

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The Music of Giuseppe Verdi - Victor Starsky Sarasota Opera (Photo: Sarasota Opera) Verdi: excerpts from La forza del destino, Aida, Un bal...
Saturday, 23 November 2024

The music is there, we only have to open our eyes: pianist Alexandra Dariescu on 100 Nutcrackers, advocating for women composers & a new direction at the Leeds International Piano Competition

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Alexandra Dariescu (Photo: Nick Rutter) Back in 2018, I met up with pianist Alexandra Dariescu [see my interview ] to chat about The Nutcra...
Friday, 22 November 2024

First public performance of Imogen Holst's Violin Concerto

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Violinist Midori Komachi at Imogen Holst's house (Photo: Britten Pears Arts) The bungalow designed and built specifically for the compos...

A return to Manchester: ENO announces the first wave of its city-wide collaborations

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Manchester Opera House - Photograph by Mike Peel  ( www.mikepeel.net ) Regional arts provision is a curious thing, with different countries ...