Engagingly modern: Rossini's Cinderella at ENO is given a modern updating by Julia Burbach with winning performances from Deepa Johnny & Aaron Godfrey-Mayes Engagingly modern - opera review: Rossini's Cinderella at ENO, a modern updating by Julia Burbach with Deepa Johnny & Aaron Godfrey-Mayes

For all the hi-jinks, this was a story about the connection between Aaron Godfrey-Mayes delightfully nerdy Ramiro and Deepa Johnny's stylish & wonderfully warm Cinderella. Rossini at ENO, directed by Julia Burbach, conducted by Yi-Chen Li. My review:
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Catch Odaline de la Martinez in London next month with scenes from Imoinda and Canciones Catch Odaline de la Martinez in London next month with scenes from Imoinda and Canciones

Catch Odaline de la Martinez in London next month with scenes from Imoinda with Merlyn Ensemble at the Warehouse and Canciones at the London Song Festival. My preview:
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Ilan Volkov announced as Principal Guest Conductor of CBSO alongside new Collaborative Artists & other artistic appointments Ilan Volkov announced as Principal Guest Conductor of CBSO alongside new Collaborative Artists & other artistic appointments

Ilan Volkov announced as Principal Guest Conductor of CBSO alongside new Collaborative Artists & other artistic appointments. My article:
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Ariel Music School London launches a Trans+ Youth Singing Day Ariel Music School London launches a Trans+ Youth Singing Day

Ariel Music School London launches a Trans+ Youth Singing Day. My preview:
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No easy options: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra celebrate Arvo Pärt at 90 at Barbican No easy options - concert review: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra celebrate Arvo Pärt at 90 at Barbican

No easy options: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra celebrate Arvo Pärt at 90 at Barbican. My concert review:
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From a chariot race to life on the road: the Salomon Orchestra features music by Rózsa, Kodály and Rota in their next concert From a chariot race to life on the road: the Salomon Orchestra features music by Rózsa, Kodály and Rota in their next concert

From a chariot race to life on the road: the Salomon Orchestra features music by Rózsa, Kodály and Rota in their next concert with Graham Ross at Smith Square Hall. My preview:
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Dresden-born composer, Sven Helbig’s Requiem A marks the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War II whilst remembering the bombing and destruction of the beautiful Saxon city of Dresden by allied ... Reflecting the horrors of war while looking towards a hopeful & peaceful future - concert review: UK premiere of Sven Helbig’s Requiem A

Reflecting the horrors of war while looking towards a hopeful & peaceful future: UK premiere of Sven Helbig’s Requiem A marking the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War II & the bombing of Dresden. Tony's review:
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The Voice of Greece: Marios Papadopoulos & the Oxford Philharmonic celebrate Mikis Theodorakis The Voice of Greece: Marios Papadopoulos & the Oxford Philharmonic celebrate Mikis Theodorakis at Cadogan Hall.

The Voice of Greece: Marios Papadopoulos & the Oxford Philharmonic celebrate Mikis Theodorakis at Cadogan Hall inc a new work by Nestor Taylor. My preview:
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Will progress be humanity’s salvation or its downfall? Ben Crick & Kamal Kaan's new opera, The Last Machine Breaker, on Luddites, AI and Revolution Will progress be humanity’s salvation or its downfall? Ben Crick & Kamal Kaan's new opera, The Last Machine Breaker, on Luddites, AI and Revolution

Will progress be humanity’s salvation or its downfall? Ben Crick & Kamal Kaan's new opera, The Last Machine Breaker, on Luddites, AI and Revolution at Bradford Opera Festival. My preview:
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Political resonances & sheer poetry: Robin Norton-Hale's new production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia shows English Touring Opera on strong form Political resonances & sheer poetry - review: Robin Norton-Hale's production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, English Touring Opera on strong form

Political resonances & sheer poetry: Robin Norton-Hale's new production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia shows English Touring Opera on strong form with Clare Presland, William Morgan, Jenny Stafford, Kieran Rayner, Trevor Eliot Bowes. My review:
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Sara Cortolezzis makes her debut at Covent Garden as Hélène in Stefan Herheim's production of Verdi's Les vêpres siciliennes conducted by Speranza Scappucci Sara Cortolezzis debuts at Covent Garden as Hélène in Stefan Herheim's production of Verdi's Les vêpres siciliennes conducted by Speranza Scappucci

Sara Cortolezzis makes her debut at Covent Garden as Hélène in Stefan Herheim's production of Verdi's Les vêpres siciliennes conducted by Speranza Scappucci. My opera review:
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Reformation: Mishka Rushdie Momen on mixing Renaissance piano music with later periods at the London Piano Festival Reformation - interview: Mishka Rushdie Momen on mixing Renaissance piano music with later periods at the London Piano Festival

Reformation: Mishka Rushdie Momen on mixing Renaissance piano music with later periods at the London Piano Festival at Kings Place. My interview:
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Explaining the unexplainable: a seductive & magical album from Lotte Betts-Dean, Dimitris Soukaras, everything you've ever lived on Delphian Explaining the unexplainable - review: a seductive & magical album from Lotte Betts-Dean, Dimitris Soukaras, everything you've ever lived on Delphian

Explaining the unexplainable: a seductive & magical album from Lotte Betts-Dean & Dimitris Soukaras, 'everything you've ever lived' on Delphian. My record review:
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September on Planet Hugill: Eugene Onegin, Iphigenia in Tauris, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Our monthly newsletter:
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The London Opera Company to perform Götterdämmerung this October The London Opera Company to perform Götterdämmerung this October

The London Opera Company returns to Smith Square Hall for Wagner's Götterdämmerung with conductor Peter Selwyn. My preview:
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Clarinet & strings: Coleridge-Taylor & a new Jago Thornton piece in the Sacconi Quartet's Sunday concert at Conway Hall with David Campbell Clarinet & strings - review: Coleridge-Taylor & a new Jago Thornton piece in the Sacconi Quartet's Sunday concert at Conway Hall with David Campbell

Clarinet & strings: Coleridge-Taylor & a new Jago Thornton piece in the Sacconi Quartet's Sunday concert at Conway Hall with David Campbell. My concert review:
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The youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, marking her debut with national ensemble: premiere of Amelia Clarkson's The Rain Keeps Coming at Ulster Hall The youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, : premiere of Amelia Clarkson's The Rain Keeps Coming at Ulster Hall

The youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, marking her debut with national ensemble: premiere of Amelia Clarkson's The Rain Keeps Coming at Ulster Hall. My preview:
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Letter from Florida: Tianyi Lu conducts Bartók & Brahms with Lukas Vondracek & New World Symphony Letter from Florida - concert review: Tianyi Lu Conducts Bartók & Brahms with Lukas Vondracek & the New World Symphony

Inspiring accounts of strenuous works: Tianyi Lu Conducts Bartók & Brahms with Lukas Vondracek & the New World Symphony in Miami. Robert J Carreras' Letter from Florida:
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Peter Wiegold: Being in the room. How to make it happen. Peter Wiegold: Being in the room. How to make it happen.

Being in the room. How to make it happen. Peter Wiegold asks what kind of presence, intelligence, awareness, playfulness leads to that vital creative spark in an online talk for The School of Sound. My preview:
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Upstairs at Ronnie's to host the first ever regular weekly classical night at Ronnie Scott's curated by Lizzie Ball & James Pearson Upstairs at Ronnie's to host the first ever regular weekly classical night at Ronnie Scott's curated by Lizzie Ball & James Pearson

Upstairs at Ronnie's to host the first ever regular weekly classical night at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club curated by Lizzie Ball & James Pearson. My preview:
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Engaging rom-com energy in Martin Constantine's not quite end of the pier production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love at English Touring Opera Engaging rom-com energy - review: Martin Constantine's not quite end of the pier production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love at English Touring Opera

Engaging rom-com energy in Martin Constantine's not quite end of the pier production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love at English Touring Opera conducted by Alice Farnham with Natasha Page, Tamsanqa Tylor Lamani, Emyr Wyn Jones, Timothy Nelson. My opera review:
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La Grande Audition de Leipzig: Paul Agnew & Les Arts Florissants take us to Leipzig in 1722 & 1723 La Grande Audition de Leipzig - concert review: Paul Agnew & Les Arts Florissants take us to Leipzig in 1722 & 1723 at Wigmore Hall

La Grande Audition de Leipzig: Paul Agnew & Les Arts Florissants take us to Leipzig in 1722 & 1723 at Wigmore Hall with music by Telemann, Kuhnau, Graupner, Bach. My concert review:
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One little book sitting in a convent: Laurie Stras introduces the background to Musica Secreta's new recording of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript One little book sitting in a convent - interview: Laurie Stras introduces Musica Secreta's disc of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript

One little book sitting in a convent: Laurie Stras introduces the background to Musica Secreta's new recording of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript. My interview:
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Coleridge-Taylor at Conway Hall: Sacconi Quartet & David Cambell plus my pre-concert talk Coleridge-Taylor at Conway Hall: Sacconi Quartet & David Cambell plus my pre-concert talk

Coleridge-Taylor at Conway Hall: Sacconi Quartet & David Cambell in Coleridge-Taylor's Clarinet Quintet, Shostakovich & Jago Thornton premiere plus my pre-concert talk. My preview:
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From singing in pubs to staging Handel's penultimate Italian opera: Continuo Foundation brings total grants to over £1 million with latest round of funding From singing in pubs to staging Handel's penultimate Italian opera: Continuo Foundation brings total grants to over £1 million with latest grants

From singing in pubs to staging Handel's penultimate Italian opera: Continuo Foundation brings total grants to over £1 million with latest round of funding. My article:
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A declaration of love to a composer who, in many ways, transformed my path as a “classical” musician: pianist Vanessa Wagner on Philip Glass' Etudes A declaration of love to a composer who, in many ways, transformed my path as a “classical” musician: pianist Vanessa Wagner on Philip Glass' Etudes

A declaration of love to a composer who, in many ways, transformed my path as a "classical" musician: pianist Vanessa Wagner on Philip Glass' Etudes:
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Cellist Natalie Clein joins Sinfonia Smith Square for a concert celebrating 40 years of The Stradivari Trust facilitating musicians acquiring instruments of the highest calibre Cellist Natalie Clein joins Sinfonia Smith Square for a concert celebrating 40 years of The Stradivari Trust facilitating musicians acquiring instrume

Cellist Natalie Clein joins Sinfonia Smith Square for a concert celebrating 40 years of The Stradivari Trust facilitating musicians acquiring instruments of the highest calibre. My preview:
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Elgar, Sibelius & beyond: Kenneth Woods & English Symphony Orchestra's Sibelius on ESO Digital Elgar, Sibelius & beyond: Kenneth Woods & English Symphony Orchestra's Sibelius on ESO Digital

Elgar, Sibelius & beyond: Kenneth Woods & English Symphony Orchestra's Sibelius on ESO Digital. My preview:
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New research shows that access to live music making can be the key to success in any career path: new survey from Making Music & Association of British Orchestras New research shows that access to live music making can be the key to success in any career path: survey from Making Music & ABO

New research shows that access to live music making can be the key to success in any career path: new survey from Making Music & Association of British Orchestras. My article:
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A very fresh, a summer album: Hummel & Bertini from Sestetto Classico on MDG A very fresh, a summer album - record review: Hummel & Bertini from Sestetto Classical on MDG

A very fresh, summer album: influences of Mozart, Beethoven & Boccherini abound in this disc of Johann Nepomuk Hummel & Henri Jérôme Bertini from Sestetto Classico on MDG. Andreas Rey's record review:
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