Habibi, Beethoven, Berlioz Javier Perianes (piano); Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal /  Rafael Payare. Barbican Hall, 19.11.2024 Iman Habibi Jeder Baum spricht (2020)  Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (1795, revised 1800)  Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (1830)  Launching their 2024 European tour at London’s Barbican Centre, the

London Festival of American Music: A. Sierra, Lerdahl, Asia, Nicholls, Karchin. Lontana / Odaline de la Martínez (conductor). The Warehouse, Waterloo, London, 14.11.2024 Arlene Sierra Butterflies, Remember a Mountain (piano trio)  Fred Lerdahl Give and Take (violin and cello)  Charles Schadle Limestone Gap  Daniel Asia Sonata (violin and piano,

ELEVEN COMPOSERS HONOURED WITH IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS TONIGHT AT THE IVORS CLASSICAL AWARDS, INCLUDING ERROLLYN WALLEN, ROXANNA PANUFNIK AND GAVIN BRYARS  #TheIvorsClassicalAwards   In a glittering, buzzing night at he BFI Southbank, a plethora of awards acted as a reminder of the vibrant world we actually do live in. On a

Dove (arr. Dove/Lyon) The Monster in the Maze Music Makers of Sheffield (including Ensemble 360, Consone Quartet, Bridge Ensemble, Sheffield Hub Senior Strings, Sheffield Youth Choirs and singers of Sheffield) / John Lyon (conductor). Crucible Theatr, Sheffield, 02.04.2024, 11am Production:  Director – Rosie Kat  Designer – Fenna de Jonge  Lighting

Here on Classical Explorer, we met the Sitkovetsky Trio (Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Isang Enders, cello; Wu Qian, piano) before in works by Ravel and Saint-Saëns. This is volume three of their ongoing Beethoven piano trios series on BIS, and features the so-called “Ghost” Trio (Op. 70/1) and the very

G. Mahler, A. Mahler Sasha Cooke (mezzo); Philharmonia Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.10.2024 Gustav Mahler Blumine (1888)  Alma Mahler Four Songs from Fünf Lieder (1910, orch. D. & C. Matthews)  Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 (1902)  This was a wonderful programme, on paper. Gustav

Southbank Centre announces Classical Music Spring/Summer 2025 with bold new premieres and commissions The Southbank Centre and its family of six Resident Orchestras – Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra – today announce the Classical Music Spring/Summer 2025