Gstaad Menuhin Festival: Vivaldis Tod in Wien: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin); Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antoninni. Saanen Church, Saanenland, Switzerland, 26.08.2022 Vivaldi    Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 157 Enescu    Impressions d’enfance, Op. 28 Vivaldi    Violin Concerto in C, RV 191 Sciarrino   Capriccio for Solo Violin No.

The tragédie-lyrique Hippolyte et Aricie was Rameau's first opera. Few first forays can have had such influence: some claim it changed the course of French music forever. The piece was, admittedly, written when Rameau was 50 years old, so this is no novice essay. As part of his

This is Classical Explorer's second complete cycle of Sibelius Symphonies - the first was Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra on BIS. Klaus Mäkelä's Sibelius is characterised by  its intelligence and its clarity, two qualities that work in tandem with Sibelius’ core qualities of structural rigour

A lovely disc: Rhona Clarke’s music is certainly worth of attention, and it is wonderful to hear it in performances of this calibre.

A reminder of the greatness of George London

One Night, Two Concerts: The OSM and Rafael Payare Sergio Tiempo (piano); James Ehnes (violin); Orchestre symphonique de Montréal / Rafael Payare (conductor). Maison symphonique, Montréal, Canada, 630pm and 815pm, 12.08.2022 American Rhapsody: From Folklore to Legend (630 pm): Jacques Hétu Légendes. Op. 76 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Márquez

Peter Moore will appear centre stage at the BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday 16th August 2022, performing George Walker’s Trombone Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this will be followed by a high-profile tour of Takemitsu’s Fantasma Cantos II with Sir Simon Rattle and

We are rejoning Adrian Butterfield, Sarah McMahon and Silas Wollston for the final stretch of Cleclair's Op. 3 Violin Sonatas: we covered the first stretch (Nos. 1-3) in this post. Perhaps that post is worth clicking on as I give what I hope to be useful background to

Lerici Music Festival: Schubert, Schumann Christan Blackshaw (piano). Teatro All’aperto della Rotonda Vassallo, Lerici, Italy, 05.08.2022 (CC) Schubert Four Impromptus, D 899 / Op. 90 Schumann Fantasie in C, Op. 17 Encores: Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei Schubert   Moment Musical in F minor, D 780 / Op.

Smyth The Wreckers (semi-staged, sung in French) Cast; The Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, 24.07.2022 Cast: Pasko – Philip Horst Avis – Lauren Fagan Thurza – Karis Tucker Marc – Rodrigo Porras Garulo Jacquet – Marta Fontanals-Sommons Laurent – James Rutherford Harvey – Donovan Singletary Tallan – Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts Production:

This is the famous Visconti production of Verdi's Don Carlo, performed in its Itlaian five-act version (so including the first act set in  the forest of Fontainebleu that sets up the love between Carlo and Queen Elisabetta). Thsi is a four act version, ane Abbado famously recorded teh

The Jette Parker Young Artists at 20 Soloists; Elaine Kidd (presenter); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Antonio Pappano, Michael Papadopoulos, Edo Frenkel. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 23.07.2022 (CC) Director: Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol Lighting Designer: Allan Ramsay Fight Director: Rich Gittins Massenet: Manon, Act