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Ensemble. Reflections in Words and Music — Andrea Rush, in her first review for Classical Music Daily, describes an evening with Yo-Yo Ma
Anniversaries: Joseph Boulogne (1799); Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843); Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1865); Ernest Chausson (1899); Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911); Arrigo Boito (1918); Aase Nordmo Løvberg (1923); Bruno Bartoletti (1926); M S Gopalakrishnan (1931); Frederick Delius (1934); Gian Paolo Mele (1944); Martin Wesley-Smith (1945); Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960); Piero Bellugi (2012); Sven-David Sandström (2019); Ib Nørholm (2019); Yannis Markopoulos (2023); Michael Graubart (2024); more >>
Twenty-five years ago today:
CD Spotlight — Entartete Musik. 'For the third quartet alone, this disc is worth acquiring ... an important musical document of one of those who perished in the holocaust ...' Peter Lundin listens to the 'undesired' quartets of Pavel Haas (published 10 June 2000)
; twenty years ago today:
Ask Alice — Encounters with Big Hand Span and The Cunning Man, for Classical Music Agony Aunt Alice McVeigh (published 10 June 2005)
Today's background image: derived from a 2018 photo by Conor Samuel of Toronto, Ontario, Canada at night
Updated and Recent Articles
Spotlight. Worthy of Your Attention and Admiration — Geoff Pearce listens to chamber music by Malcolm Williamson. '... fine technical skills and great commitment ...'
Resounding Echoes with Robert McCarney — 1945
Classical music news. Obituary — Rodolfo Saglimbeni (1962-2025)
Classical music news. Classical Music Festivals in 2025 — A guide to some of the summer and autumn music-making around the world
Ensemble. The Frankenstein Moment — Jeffrey Neil describes an unforgettable evening with San Francisco Ballet
Spotlight. Truly Outstanding — Geoff Pearce heartily recommends music for viola by Hans Gál. '... performed with finesse and an affection for the music ...'
Spotlight. Hidden Byways — Gerald Fenech recommends, for historical reasons, recordings of piano, organ and vocal music by Danish composer Rued Langgaard. '... as virtuosic as one could wish for.'
Classical music news. June 2025 Newsletter — 'The Cosmic Destination of All Life', our June 2025 PDF newsletter, has just been published
A Fast Pace — Frances Forbes-Carbines explains why reading Eleanor Chan's new book 'Duet: An Artful History of Music' is similar to having an animated conversation with a particularly sparky, clever and knowledgeable friend
Spotlight. A Very Individualistic Style — Geoff Pearce is inspired and amazed by the orchestral music of Grażyna Bacewicz. '... a fine recording ...'
Ensemble. Particularly Compelling — Mike Wheeler reports on a recent performance of music by Louise Farrenc, Mendelssohn and Mozart
Ensemble. Fresh and Uniquely Inspiring — Malcolm Miller was at London's Royal Festival Hall for music by Mendelssohn and Schumann, played by András Schiff and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Ensemble. The Cosmic Destination of All Life — Paul Bodine discovers magic in the San Diego Symphony Orchestra's performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No 3
Spotlight. Consistently Exhilarating — Gerald Fenech strongly recommends organ and choral music by English composer Herbert Howells. '... as virtuosic as one could wish for.'
Ensemble. Silence within Silence — Keith Bramich is impressed by The Proteus Ensemble's concert yesterday at Ken Woods' Elgar Festival
Classical music news. Appointments and Signings — Caroline Wettergreen, Bryan Ijames, Antonio Pappano, Juliette Tacchino and Sarah Fleiss
Classical music news. The Bowdoin International Music Festival — Details have been announced of a summer season of concerts in the Brunswick area of Maine, USA
Classical music news. Song of Flight — Paul Spicer and Birmingham Bach Choir return to Great Malvern Priory for a concert with a French flavour
Classical music news. Obituary — Yury Grigorovich (1927-2025)
Classical music news. Concours de Genève — The Swiss organisation announces the candidates for its 2025/26 conducting competition
Ensemble. A Near-perfect Triptych — Andreas Rey experiences Puccini's 'Il trittico' at the Opéra Bastille in Paris
Classical music news - May 2025 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month
Ensemble. Canada's preeminent touring chamber group? — Paul Bodine listens to music by Mozart, Beethoven and Dinuk Wijeratne played by the New Orford Quartet
Blackout — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae
What Harpsichordists Can Learn From Paderewski — Endre Anaru investigates, and offers a suggestion
Ensemble. Like Hearing for the First Time — Mike Wheeler reports on Copland, Barber and Dvořák from Marta Gardolińska and the Hallé Orchestra
Ensemble. A Plush and Robust Sound — Paul Bodine listens to music by Unsuk Chin and Bruckner, played by Alisa Weilerstein and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Payare
Classical music news. Obituary — Matthew Best (1957-2025)
Classical music news. Obituary — Ronald Corp (1951-2025)
Classical music news. Winchendon Music Festival — Andrew Arceci's Massachusetts-based concert series celebrates its tenth anniversary with five concerts between May and October 2025
Ensemble. The Music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Mike Wheeler is impressed by a Sinfonia Viva event, presented by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
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