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Unassuming charm & surprising sophistication: Bampton Classical Opera in the Italian version of Grétry's take on Beauty & the Beast with Gwilym Bowen, Ffion Edwards, Samuel Pantcheff, Andrew Irwin, conductor Andrew Griffiths. My review:
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Unassuming charm & surprising sophistication: Bampton Classical Opera in the Italian version of Grétry's take on Beauty & the Beast
Unassuming charm & surprising sophistication - review: Bampton Classical Opera in the Italian version of Grétry's take on Beauty & the Beast
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September 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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Manfred Honeck to become Philharmonia Orchestra's seventh principal conductor following on from Santtu-Matias Rouvali. My article:
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Manfred Honeck to become Philharmonia Orchestra's seventh principal conductor following on from Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Manfred Honeck to become Philharmonia Orchestra's seventh principal conductor following on from Santtu-Matias Rouvali
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September 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Rehearsal studio, study, office, entertaining suite: Handel Hendrix House's new exhibition curated by Olwen Foulkes celebrates Handel's Brook Street residence. My review:
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Rehearsal studio, study, office, entertaining suite: Handel Hendrix House's new exhibition celebrates Handel's Brook Street residence
Rehearsal studio, study, office, entertaining suite - review: Handel Hendrix House's new exhibition celebrates Handel's Brook Street residence
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September 18, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Kazuki Yamada & CBSO launch 2026/27 season with Mahler's Resurrection Symphony celebrating the CBSO Chorus's 1000th performance. My article:
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September 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Choral music is flourishing in Taiwan: composer Will Todd on his experiences collaborating with the Soochow University Alumni Choir in Taiwan on his Christmas oratorio, The Promise which comes to Signum Records next month. Will's article:
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Choral music is flourishing in Taiwan: composer Will Todd on his experiences collaborating with the Soochow University Alumni Choir in Taiwan
Choral music is flourishing in Taiwan: composer Will Todd on his experiences collaborating with the Soochow University Alumni Choir in Taiwan
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September 17, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Takemitsu, Ravel & The Blue Guitar: Music@Malling opens ten days of music in historic venues in Kent. My preview:
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September 17, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Be still, and know that I am God: Choral Contemplations - Sacred Introits & Duets from Phoenix Consort & Adam Whitmore on Convivium Records. My record review:
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Be still, and know that I am God: Choral Contemplations - Sacred Introits & Duets from Phoenix Consort & Adam Whitmore on Convivium Records
Be still, and know that I am God - CD review: Choral Contemplations Sacred Introits & Duets from Phoenix Consort & Adam Whitmore on Convivium Records
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September 16, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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Chromatica Orchestra returns for third season at Battersea Arts Centre with newly appointed principal conductor, Oliver Cope. My article:
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September 16, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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Bringing the depth, discipline and sheer emotional power of Indian classical music to the widest possible audience. Darbar Festival 2026 at the Barbican Centre. My preview:
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Darbar Festival: bringing the depth, discipline and sheer emotional power of Indian classical music to the widest possible audience
Darbar Festival: bringing the depth, discipline and sheer emotional power of Indian classical music to the widest possible audience
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September 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Seeing & hearing: Ben Goldscheider plays Brian Elias's Touching the Quick as part of Anish Kapoor exhibition at Southbank Centre's Hayward Gallery. My review:
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September 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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The belief that music, at its most vital, knows no borders: Icelandic record label/collective Bedroom Community is 20. My article:
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The belief that music, at its most vital, knows no borders: Icelandic record label/collective Bedroom Community is 20
The belief that music, at its most vital, knows no borders: Icelandic record label/collective Bedroom Community is 20
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September 13, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Gerald Finzi - The Dance Continued: tenor Nick Pritchard & pianist Ian Tindale on their love for a composer whose work has followed them since their early collaboration at college, & their new disc of Finzi on Signum Classics. My interview:
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Gerald Finzi: The Dance Continued - tenor Nick Pritchard & pianist Ian Tindale on their love for a composer whose work has followed them since their early collaboration at college
Gerald Finzi: The Dance Continued, Interview - tenor Nick Pritchard & pianist Ian Tindale on their love for a composer whose work has followed them
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September 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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BBC Proms: Bach's Mass in B minor writ large as Arcangelo give us choral bravura at Royal Albert Hall. My concert review:
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September 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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The engaging Mr Polly: tenor Robin Bailey shines in the title role of Edward Longstaff's new opera based on H.G. Wells at Tête à Tête. My opera review:
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The engaging Mr Polly: tenor Robin Bailey shines in the title role of Edward Longstaff's new opera based on H.G. Wells at Tête à Tête
The engaging Mr Polly - review: tenor Robin Bailey shines in the title role of Edward Longstaff's new opera based on H.G. Wells at Tête à Tête
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September 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Scotland's tragic queen: Louisa Petaï & Louis Mander's Eight Days evokes the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots at Tête à Tête. My opera review:
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Scotland's tragic queen: Louisa Petaï & Louis Mander's Eight Days evokes the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots at Tête à Tête
Scotland's tragic queen - opera review: Louisa Petaï & Louis Mander's Eight Days evokes the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots at Tête à Tête
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September 11, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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From Mozartian connections in Salzburg & Vienna, to London success: Joseph Wölfl's Duos for Harp and Piano from Duo Praxedis on Toccata Classics. My article:
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From Mozartian connections in Salzburg & Vienna, to London success: Joseph Wölfl's Duos for Harp and Piano from Duo Praxedis on Toccata Classics
From Mozartian connections in Salzburg & Vienna, to London success: Joseph Wölfl's Duos for Harp and Piano from Duo Praxedis on Toccata Classics
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September 10, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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The young German conductor Patrick Lange announced as Opera North's next music director. My article:
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The young German conductor Patrick Lange announced as Opera North's next music director
The young German conductor Patrick Lange announced as Opera North's next music director
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September 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Superbly realised: Elements from saxophonist Huw Wiggin & harpist Oliver Wass on Orchid Classics. My record review:
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Superbly realised: Elements from saxophonist Huw Wiggin & harpist Oliver Wass
Superbly realised - record review: Elements from saxophonist Huw Wiggin & harpist Oliver Wass
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September 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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The groundbreaking collaboration between the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain & learning disability charity Soundabout is now in its fourth year. My article:
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The groundbreaking collaboration between the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain & learning disability charity Soundabout is now in its fourth year
The groundbreaking collaboration between the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain & learning disability charity Soundabout is in its 4th year
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September 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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An artist without the slightest spark of genius? Your chance to judge as Gothic Opera revives Fromental Halévy's rarely performed La Dame de Pique at Battersea Arts Centre. My article:
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An artist without the slightest spark of genius? Your chance to judge as Gothic Opera revives Fromental Halévy's rarely performed La Dame de Pique
An artist without the slightest spark of genius? Your chance to judge as Gothic Opera revives Fromental Halévy's rarely performed La Dame de Pique
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September 8, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Beyond Authenticity: The many voices of Period Performance at the Lammermuir Festival, some thoughts from joint artistic director James Waters. James's article:
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Beyond Authenticity: The many voices of Period Performance at the Lammermuir Festival, some thoughts from joint artistic director James Waters
Beyond Authenticity: The many voices of Period Performance at the Lammermuir Festival, some thoughts from joint artistic director James Waters
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September 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Reinventing the semi-opera: Vache Baroque collaborates with Out of Chaos to turn The Tempest into an evening of fun, modern theatre. My opera review:
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Reinventing the semi-opera: Vache Baroque collaborates with Out of Chaos to turn The Tempest into an evening of fun, modern theatre
Reinventing the semi-opera - review: Vache Baroque collaborates with Out of Chaos to turn The Tempest into an evening of fun, modern theatre
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September 7, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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Here Comes Everybody: composer Alastair White begins his Finnegans Wake project with an overture at London Irish Centre with Ensemble Exposé & Roger Redgate. My concert review:
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Here Comes Everybody: composer Alastair White begins his Finnegans Wake project with an overture at London Irish Centre with Ensemble Exposé & Roger Redgate
Here Comes Everybody - review: Alastair White begins Finnegans Wake project with an overture with Ensemble Exposé & Roger Redgate
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September 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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By turns illuminating & compelling: the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on terrific form in Britten & Vaughan Williams at the BBC Proms with Andrew Manze & violinist Simone Lamsma. My concert review:
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By turns illuminating & compelling: the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on terrific form in Britten & Vaughan Williams at the BBC Proms
By turns illuminating & compelling - review: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on terrific form in Britten & Vaughan Williams at the BBC Proms
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September 5, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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A new way of listening to the harpsichord: Katarzyna Kowalik's Meditations for Harpsichord, music by nine contemporary composers live at Colet House and on disc at Prima Facie, my preview:
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A new way of listening to the harpsichord: Katarzyna Kowalik's Meditations for Harpsichord
Classical music news; opera, concert & CD reviews, concert previews, live performance & feature articles by London-based composer Robert Hugill
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September 4, 2026 at 7:03 AM