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'A New World' - Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off their 101st season in style Junyan Chen Junyan Chen (piano) Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Ruth Rogers (leader) 2.45pm, Sunday 28 Septe...

'A New World' - Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off their 101st season in style @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social

An impressive debut recording from Birmingham's chamber choir, The Elgar Scholars The Elgar Scholars describe themselves as Birmingham’s newest pre-professional chamber choir, and is conducted by co-musical directors Jim ...

An impressive debut recording from Birmingham's chamber choir, The Elgar Scholars @conviviumrecords.bsky.social

Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky Franz Welser-Möst © BBC/Chris Christodoulou Vienna Philharmonic Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) BBC Proms 7.30pm, Sunday 31 August, 2025 Roya...

Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky at the BBC Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social

Bampton Classical Opera have fun with Salieri at The Barn, Old Walland Siân Dicker (Mirandolina) & Samuel Pantcheff (Fabrizio) © Bampton Classical Opera Andrew Griffiths (Conductor) Jeremy Gray (Director/Desig...

Bampton Classical Opera have fun with Salieri at The Barn, Old Walland

Musical resilience from Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk at the Proms Pekka Kuusisto & members of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra © Andy Paradise Katarina Barruk (vocals) Arnljot Nordvik (guitar) Christer Jørg...

Musical resilience from Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk at the Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social

Le Concert Spirituel's Striggio marred by flawed staging choices at the BBC Proms Hervé Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel © BBC/Mark Allan Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet BBC Proms 7.30pm, Sunday 17 August, 2025 Royal Albe...

Le Concert Spirituel's Striggio marred by flawed staging choices at the BBC Proms

Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra pull off another dramatic performance from memory Max Revell as Dmitry Shostakovich © BBC/Andy Paradise Max Revell (actor/dancer) Polly Frame (actor) Craig Stein (actor) Sarah Twomey (ac...

Nicholas Collon and @auroraorchestra.bsky.social pull off another dramatic performance from memory at the Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social

Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Taadaki Otaka and the BBC NOW Tadaaki Otaka conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales © BBC/Mark Allan Vadym Kholodenko (piano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaak...

Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Taadaki Otaka and the BBC NOW at the BBC Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra launch their 101st season Elena Urioste, BPO season brochure After an extremely successful 100 th  season, the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra have revealed their pl...

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra launch their 101st season @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social

Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall Rachel Podger, Ian Page & The Mozartists © The Mozartists Rachel Podger (violin) The Mozartists Ian Page (conductor) 7.30pm, Wednesday 18 ...

Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at @wigmore-hall.org.uk

Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on Iestyn Davies (David)  and the Glyndebourne Chorus © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photography by ASH Jonathan Cohen (Conductor) Barrie Kos...

Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on

A golden Turangalîla-Symphonie to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic's centenary The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Frances Marshall Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Joseph Havlat (piano) Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)...

A golden Turangalîla-Symphonie to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic's centenary @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social

Fantasias for Piano - Martin Cousin presents some unexpected treats, performed with effortless and expressive virtuosity The Fantasia is a form that has been used by many composers since the sixteenth century, and has its roots in a sense of improvisation. The...

Fantasias for Piano - Martin Cousin presents some unexpected treats, performed with effortless and expressive virtuosity @conviviumrecords.bsky.social

Convincing MacMillan from Benedetti contrasts with Noseda's full-on Shostakovich Nicola Benedetti & the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO/Mark Allan Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Nicola Benedetti (violin) London Symphony ...

Convincing MacMillan from Benedetti contrasts with Noseda's full-on Shostakovich @londonsymphony.bsky.social @barbicancentre.bsky.social

Brighton-based singing teacher achieves the highest level of certification in Estill Voice Training® Stefan Holmström Stefan Holmström is a trained opera singer who has been teaching voice for many years now. He has recently achieved accred...

Brighton-based singing teacher achieves the highest level of certification in Estill Voice Training®

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra scale new heights with Colin Currie at the helm in a celebration of Steve Reich Steve Reich Colin Currie (conductor, percussion) Joanna MacGregor (piano) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Ruth Rogers (leader) 7.30pm, Su...

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra scale new heights with Colin Currie at the helm in a celebration of Steve Reich @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social

BREMF Consort of Voices - Palestrina 500: Music from Italy and the Sistine Chapel Join BREMF Consort of Voices to celebrate the 500 anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in 1525, whose graceful po...

BREMF Consort of Voices perform Palestrina, as well as music by Allegro, Victoria, Gabrieli and Marenzio. St Paul's Church, Brighton, 7.30pm Friday 28 March.

Classy Brahms ends a fine visit from Yutaka Sado and the Tonkünstler-Orchester Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich © Martina Siebenhandl Yeol Eum Son (piano) Tonkünstler-Orchester Yutaka Sado (conductor) 7.30pm, Th...

Classy Brahms ends a fine visit from Yutaka Sado and the Tonkünstler-Orchester

Gardner and the LPO scale Alpine heights with majestic ease Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan Steven Osborne (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner ...

Gardner and the @lporchestra.bsky.social scale Alpine heights with majestic ease @southbankcentre.bsky.social

Overtures & Dances - Impressive variety and virtuosity from the Mēla Guitar Quartet The Mēla Guitar Quartet formed in 2015, graduates of the Guildhall School of Music & the Royal Academy of Music, and have established a rep...

Overtures & Dances - Impressive variety and virtuosity from the Mēla Guitar Quartet.

This review was updated on 19th February after it was pointed out that this performance was not – as claimed by ENO in its programme book – the English premiere. Scottish Opera performed it at Sadlers Wells in 1980.

ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy London debut Musgrave's powerful depiction of a powerful woman at the mercy of male manipulation receives a strong staging from at ENO.

ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy London debut
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ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy London debut Heidi Stober (Mary) © Ellie Kurttz English National Opera Joana Carneiro (Conductor) Stewart Laing (Director & designer) Mady Berry (Asso...

ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy London debut

Stunning, intense, shocking and captivating premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage & Lee Hall's Festen @royaloperahouse.bsky.social . Not always a comfortable watch, but powerful and challenging, with layers of disturbing complexity in Turnage's score. Strong singing across the board from cast and chorus.

Variety & atmosphere in chamber works by Hugh Shrapnel, performed with energy & sensitivity by the Camarilla Ensemble I’ve reviewed two discs previously of piano music by English composer Hugh Shrapnel (b.1947) ( here & here ), and have been impressed by h...

Variety & atmosphere in chamber works by Hugh Shrapnel, performed with energy & sensitivity by the Camarilla Ensemble @conviviumrecords.bsky.social

Ensemble MidtVest give strong performances of engaging chamber works & arrangements by Matthew Owain Jones Matthew Owain Jones (b.1974) is a renowned violist, violinist and musical educator, as well as composer. He has also trained as an Alexande...

Ensemble MidtVest gives strong performances of engaging chamber works & arrangements by Matthew Owain Jones @firsthandrecords.bsky.social

Power as well as delicacy from Douglas in Volume 7 of his Schubert series Pianist Barry Douglas ’ seventh volume of Schubert’s  Solo Piano Works  came out in November, and this continues to be a highly noteworthy s...

Power as well as delicacy from Barry Douglas in Volume 7 of his Schubert series.

Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI © The Wigmore Hall Trust Hespèrion XXI Jordi Savall (director, treble viol) Christophe Coin (treble viol) Anna...

Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style @wigmore-hall.bsky.social

Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style Rich sounding viols, lively percussion and spicy theorbo and guitar in eclectic consort music from Jordi Savall and Hesperian XXI in their 50th year.

Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style at @wigmore-hall.bsky.social
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Twistmas - Resound Voices and the Rebelles deliver a wide-ranging feast of vocal delights Resound Voices Sam Barton (conductor) Rebelles Antonia Hyatt (conductor) Gaynor Gallant (piano, oboe) Francesca Urquhart (double bass) Tom ...

Twistmas - Resound Voices @resoundvoices.bsky.social and the Rebelles deliver a wide-ranging feast of vocal delights