A captivating collection of pieces for solo violin capturing the spirit and determination of musicians in the early days of the 2020 UK lockdown
CBSO’s experiments challenge classical music’s self-image, highlighting some of the industry’s resistance to change, amid the opportunities to connect with new audiences.
Bottom line, if you want the profile, play the game. With everyone. Otherwise, eventually, no one will talk about you. At all.
Conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky stripped everything right back creating a rich tapestry of textures and colours that revealed far more detail in the score than would normally be perceptible in larger venues.
Marsalis’s entertaining new work is exactly what classical needs right now
After a listening-hiatus from Radio 3, the new lineup offers a refreshing change. It won’t please everyone, though this wasn’t necessarily the intention.
A Mongolian Emperor, two eager marketing executives, a misfit heir, a nun, and a bit of horseplay all come together in a jumbled depiction of Salieri’s rarely performed, sometimes crazy opera, ‘Cublai, gran kan de’ Tartari’. Penned in 1787 to a libretto by Giambattista Casti, Cublai is a comic opera with pertinent themes. Politics and…
Composer Dani Howard’s first album release celebrates her technicolour orchestration in a range of orchestral works including the whimsical Trombone Concerto that lit up Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall mid-pandemic.
Backstage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on Sky Arts achieves a rare feat: it captivates both seasoned fans and newcomers alike.
Dreary school concerts attended by a reluctant audience. A traumatic experience of practical music-making.