This statement opera, playing for 2 hours 40 minutes including a single intermission in its present incarnation, grew out of a more modest Mahagonny-Songspiel lasting little longer than tonight’s interval. The bigger stage
A short homily from the conductor, required to explain that the interval had moved from that advertised in the printed programme, served also to introduce the music of Vítězslava Kaprálová
A clever if geographically suspect marketing conceit unites two concerts in the LPO’s ongoing season. This was the first: four 20th-century pieces from central and eastern Europe which, to continue
The RPO is going from strength to strength these days and there was no mistaking the enthusiasm of players and audience despite the customary noises off: bronchial intrusions, mobile phone
Mostly with Mahler the old problem is stood on its ahead. Performances, even those of the unfinished Tenth, have become so frequent than it can be difficult to recapture the
Palm Beach Opera began its 2026 season with a stellar production of La bohème, featuring an outstanding cast, director Peter Kazaras’s atmospheric staging, attractive sets and costumes, and excellent playing and choral singing under Vincenzo
Back in 2013 Giovanni Antonini embarked on Haydn 2032, where, in time for the 300th anniversary
Víkingur Ólafsson usually creates interesting programmes and isn’t afraid of using an artistic licence in
Leif Oves Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou are very different players and given the latter isn’t
These masterworks, which were composed in 1915, feature orchestral palettes that concentrate on clarity and
To-date Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic have recorded little of the German symphonic tradition
Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances have fared well on disc with classic performances from, amongst others, Kubelik,
We’ve all been there. You pick up your guitar or sit down at the piano, ready for a great practice session. Ten minutes later, you’re
Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) brought together nine quartets, seven
The Romsey Chamber Music Festival goes from strength to strength, and this year’s events explored music belonging to endings, transformation and the force of the
I spent ten days at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home, which brings performers, teachers, and students together, enabling music lovers to experience a
Held annually since 2018, the Romsey Chamber Music Festival is one of Hampshire’s best-kept musical secrets. This year’s six-day festival, comprising ten events, featured repertoire given by an
We are all influenced by our first exposures to greatness. Whether it is a person, structure or work of art, those initial contacts inform us
