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Eleven artists were honoured as this year’s winners of the Aga Khan Music Awards which were held in London for the first time. My article:
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Eleven artists were honoured as this year’s winners of the Aga Khan Music Awards which were held in London for the first time
Eleven artists were honoured as this year’s winners of the Aga Khan Music Awards which were held in London for the first time
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November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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York-based music charity, the Richard Shephard Music Foundation celebrates its most successful year to date, with over 8,685 children receiving weekly music lessons. My article:
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York-based music charity, the Richard Shephard Music Foundation celebrates its most successful year to date.
York-based music charity, the Richard Shephard Music Foundation celebrates its most successful year to date.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Battleship Potemkin: The Pit Orchestra celebrates the film's centenary with its own innovative score live at University of Plymouth’s The House. My preview:
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Battleship Potemkin: The Pit Orchestra celebrates the film's centenary with its own innovative score
Battleship Potemkin: The Pit Orchestra celebrates the film's centenary with its own innovative score
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November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Ode to Pity: Soprano Penelope Appleyard & pianist Jonathan Delbridge take Jane Austen celebrations into song with music by Donna McKevitt on VOCES8 Records. My preview:
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Ode to Pity: Penelope Appleyard & Jonathan Delbridge take Jane Austen celebrations into song with music by Donna McKevitt
Ode to Pity: Penelope Appleyard & Jonathan Delbridge take Jane Austen celebrations into song with music by Donna McKevitt
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November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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This lively, engaging production drew us in with little sense of the artificial: Opera North revives Phyllida Lloyd's 1993 production of Puccini's La Boheme. My opera review:
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This lively, engaging production drew us in with little sense of the artificial: Opera North revives Phyllida Lloyd's 1993 production of Puccini's La Boheme
This lively, engaging production drew us in with little sense of the artificial: Opera North in Phyllida Lloyd's production of Puccini's La Boheme
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November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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From oratorio to remarkable dance drama: Handel's Susanna from Opera North & Phoenix Dance Theatre with Anna Dennis & James Hall, director Olivia Fuchs, conductor Johanna Stoller, choreographer Marcus Jarrell Willis. My review:
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From oratorio to remarkable dance drama: Handel's Susanna from Opera North & Phoenix Dance Theatre with Anna Dennis & James Hall
From oratorio to remarkable dance drama - opera review: Handel's Susanna from Opera North & Phoenix Dance Theatre with Anna Dennis & James Hall
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November 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Upstairs at Ronnie’s: I chat to James Pearson & Lizzie Ball about the new regular classical nights at Ronnie Scott's new venue. My interview:
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Upstairs at Ronnie’s: I chat to James Pearson & Lizzie Ball about the new regular classical nights at Ronnie Scott's new venue
Upstairs at Ronnie’s - interview: I chat to James Pearson & Lizzie Ball about the new regular classical nights at Ronnie Scott's new venue
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November 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Rivers: Libby Croad's new piece released by The Dionysius Ensemble alongside photos from the project's Slough-wide Jubilee River photography competition. My spotlight:
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Libby Croad's Rivers released by The Dionysius Ensemble alongside photos from the project's Slough-wide Jubilee River photography competition
Libby Croad's Rivers released by The Dionysius Ensemble alongside photos from the project's Slough-wide Jubilee River photography competition
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November 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Let us take a stand together hand in hand, Hans Krasa's opera Brundibar from Sarasota Opera. Robert J Carreras' latest Letter from Florida:
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Letter from Florida: Let us take a stand together hand in hand, Hans Krasa's Brundibar from Sarasota Opera
Letter from Florida: If you love this land and want the tyrant’s end, then you just need a friend. Brundibar from Sarasota Opera
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November 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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“You can take a girl out of Cuba, but you can’t take Cuba out of a girl” - Odaline de la Martinez finds her voice as a composer. Her article:
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“You can take a girl out of Cuba, but you can’t take Cuba out of a girl” - Odaline de la Martinez finds her voice as a composer
“You can take a girl out of Cuba, but you can’t take Cuba out of a girl” - Odaline de la Martinez finds her voice as a composer
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November 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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The recorders display their serious contrapuntal chops in Blow & Henry Hall's laments for Purcell's death alongside Purcell celebrating St Cecilia in Dunedin Consort's concert at Wigmore Hall. My review:
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Engaging delight & profound melancholy: Purcell celebrates St Cecilia whilst Blow & Henry Hall lament his death in Dunedin Consort's concert at Wigmore Hall
Engaging delight & profound melancholy: Purcell celebrates St Cecilia whilst Blow & Henry Hall lament his death: Dunedin Consort's at Wigmore Hall
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November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Classical & grime to disco, pop, & jazz: Brixton Chamber Orchestra's Christmas Estates Tour 2025. My preview:
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Classical & grime to disco, pop, & jazz: Brixton Chamber Orchestra's Christmas Estates Tour 2025
Classical & grime to disco, pop, & jazz: Brixton Chamber Orchestra's Christmas Estates Tour 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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From A Queer Holiday Extravaganza to Messiah to Corelli & Locatelli on tour: Christmas with Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Glasshouse. My preview:
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From A Queer Holiday Extravaganza to Messiah to Corelli & Locatelli on tour: Christmas with Royal Northern Sinfonia
From A Queer Holiday Extravaganza to Messiah to Corelli & Locatelli on tour: Christmas with Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Glasshouse
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November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Faith, fragility, & the passing of time: new work by Arthur Keegan alongside Messiaen for Hebrides Ensemble's Scottish tour. My preview:
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Faith, fragility, & the passing of time: new work by Arthur Keegan alongside Messiaen for Hebrides Ensemble's Scottish tour
Faith, fragility, & the passing of time: new work by Arthur Keegan alongside Messiaen for Hebrides Ensemble's Scottish tour
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November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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A real radio opera: Claire Booth as a pianist labouring under the horror & absurdity of life in Stalin's Russia in Joe Cutler's Sonata for Broken Fingers with BCMG, Sian Edwards on Birmingham Record Company. My record review:
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A real radio opera: Claire Booth as a pianist labouring under the absurdity of life in Stalin's Russia in Joe Cutler's Sonata for Broken Fingers
A real radio opera: Claire Booth as a pianist labouring under the absurdity of life in Stalin's Russia in Joe Cutler's Sonata for Broken Fingers
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November 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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National Centre for Early Music & BBC Radio 3 announce the 2026 Young Composers Award writing for The Gonzaga Band. My article:
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National Centre for Early Music & BBC Radio 3 announce the 2026 Young Composers Award writing for The Gonzaga Band
National Centre for Early Music & BBC Radio 3 announce the 2026 Young Composers Award writing for The Gonzaga Band
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November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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The Journey of Strings: Paraguayan classical guitarist Berta Rojas explores the guitar’s history and evolution in Latin America. My spotlight:
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The Journey of Strings: Paraguayan classical guitarist Berta Rojas explores the guitar’s history and evolution in Latin America
The Journey of Strings: Paraguayan classical guitarist Berta Rojas explores the guitar’s history and evolution in Latin America
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Youthful & engaging with relish for text & drama: Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea from HGO at Jackson's Lane Theatre, director Ashley Pearson, music director Seb Gillot, My opera review:
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Youthful & engaging with relish for text & drama: Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea from HGO at Jackson's Lane Theatre
Youthful & engaging with relish for text & drama - opera review: Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea from HGO at Jackson's Lane Theatre
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November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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From Amy Beach to Lori Laitman & Zachary James Bramble: The Life & Loves of Sarah Teasdale gave us the chance to explore contemporary American late-romanticism at London Song Festival with Kristin Dauphinais, Nigel Foster. My concert review:
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From Amy Beach to Lori Laitman & Zachary James Bramble: The Life and Loves of Sarah Teasdale gave us the chance to explore contemporary American late-romanticism at London Song Festival
The Life and Loves of Sarah Teasdale: the poet set by contemporaries and more recent composers at London Song Festival
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November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The Rain Keeps Coming: Northern Irish composer Amelia Clarkson, the youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, on her new work for them which premiered last month, My interview:
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The Rain Keeps Coming: Amelia Clarkson, the youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, on her new work for them which premiered last month
The Rain Keeps Coming: Amelia Clarkson, the youngest female composer ever commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra, on her new work premiered last month
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November 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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A spectacular new waterside home planned for Hamburg State Opera, designed by BIG architecture studio. My article:
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A spectacular new waterside home planned for Hamburg State Opera, designed by BIG architecture studio
A spectacular new waterside home planned for Hamburg State Opera, designed by BIG architecture studio
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November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The Sixteen Ignite, a new, fully-funded, dedicated talent pathway for young singers. My article:
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The Sixteen Ignite, a new, fully-funded, dedicated talent pathway for young singers
The Sixteen Ignite, a new, fully-funded, dedicated talent pathway for young singers
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November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Agnes Baltsa, Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting & many more rewarded at the 2025 International Opera Awards in Athens. #OperaAwards2025 My article:
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Agnes Baltsa, Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting & many more rewarded at the 2025 International Opera Awards in Athens
Agnes Baltsa, Marina Rebeka, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting & many more rewarded at 2025 International Opera Awards
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November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Celebrating the legacy of the legendary classical guitarist, Julian Bream, at Wigmore Hall. Thibaut Garcia & Quatuor Arod in Leo Brouwer’s new guitar quintet. With support of the Julian Bream Trust. Tony's article:
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A concert celebrating the legacy of the legendary classical guitarist, Julian Bream, at Wigmore Hall promises a great night for guitar aficionados.
A concert celebrating the legacy of the legendary classical guitarist, Julian Bream, at Wigmore Hall promises a great night for guitar aficionados
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November 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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2025 Ivors Classical Awards: Anibal Vidal, Anna Clyne, Helen Grime, Jonathan Dove, Luke Mombrea, Nneka Cummins, Anne Dudley, Anoushka Shankar and Debbie Wiseman receive awards. #TheIvorsClassicalAwards My article:
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2025 Ivors Classical Awards: Anibal Vidal, Anna Clyne, Helen Grime, Jonathan Dove, Luke Mombrea, Nneka Cummins, Anne Dudley, Anoushka Shankar and Debbie Wiseman
Ivors Classical Awards: Anibal Vidal, Anna Clyne, Helen Grime, Jonathan Dove, Luke Mombrea, Nneka Cummins, Anne Dudley Anoushka Shankar Debbie Wiseman
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November 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM