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Ensemble. A Near-perfect Triptych — Andreas Rey experiences Puccini's 'Il trittico' at the Opéra Bastille in Paris
Anniversaries: Verdi: Il Trovatore (1856); Clara Schumann (1896); Hephzibah Menuhin (1920); George Hurst (1926); María Luisa Ozaita (1939); Jean-Pierre Rampal (2000); Natalia Shakhovskaya (2017); Dieter Schnebel (2018); more >>
Twenty-five years ago today:
Spritual truth - Wilfrid Mellers discusses Opera North's production of 'Radamisto' (published 20 May 2000)
; twenty years ago today:
Ask Alice — More on 'Muso mates versus non-muso mates', with Classical Music Agony Aunt Alice McVeigh (published 20 May 2005)
Today's background image: derived from a 1918 photo of the Will Scene from an American production of Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi, where the Donati relatives listen to the reading of the new will, taken from the 1921 Victrola book of the opera
Updated and Recent Articles
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
Classical music news. Notes from the Fires — News from Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, USA and UK
Ensemble. Admirable Clarity — Mike Wheeler explores the complex plot of Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra', as performed by Opera North
Ensemble. Dated Classical Stoicism? — Paul Bodine, in his first feature for Classical Music Daily, reports on a Beethoven/Tchaikovsky concert in San Diego
Ensemble. An Irresistible Fiery Vigour — Mike Wheeler reports on a memorial concert for one of Derby Chamber Music's founding members, Jon Turner
Classical music news. Obituary — Kari Løvaas (1939-2025)
Ensemble. The 'Alice in Wonderland' Phenomenon — Frances Forbes-Carbines listens to Andrea Bocelli presented using innovative sound technology to an audience of twenty thousand
Ensemble. Serenade to Shakespeare — Mike Wheeler has no complaints about the choral contribution to this inspired idea
Classical music news. May 2025 Newsletter — Watch and listen to our May 2025 video newsletter - The Performing Artist as Co-creator
Classical music news - Firedove — English organist Anna Lapwood's new album was recorded in a Norwegian cathedral
Music on the Front Line — Peter King discusses the special place that music has for journalists at the sharp end of conflict zones
Classical music news - Schumannfest 2025 — 'Romanticise yourself' is the motto of Düsseldorf's Schumann Festival in June 2025
Classical music news. Obituary — Dumitru Zamfira (1940-2025)
Classical music news. Obituary — Martin Graham
Classical music news - April 2025 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month
Ensemble. A Remarkable Achievement — Mike Wheeler is impressed by the clarity of Derby Cathedral Choir's 'St John Passion'
Classical music news. The Last Days of Immanuel Kant — Donald Nally's professional chamber choir The Crossing gives the first performance of a new work by British composer Gavin Bryars
Ensemble. La traviata in Strasbourg — Andreas Rey, in his first report for Classical Music Daily, has mixed feelings about a 2025 Alsatian production of Verdi's famous opera
Classical music news. Jorge Mario Bergoglio — Pope Francis died on Monday 21 April 2025
Classical music news. WNYC saves New Sounds — John Schaefer's radio programme is to continue, thanks to the support of listeners and major donors
Ensemble. An Integral Voice Among Many — John Dante Prevedini attends an evening with American film director Ken Burns
Spotlight. Relevant Authenticity — John Dante Prevedini explores the music of contemporary American composer Alicia Rytlewski. '... a highly original path ...'
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SPONSORED: Ensemble. A view from the pit - John Joubert's Jane Eyre, praised by Alice McVeigh.
