A selection of 'Serbia' articles

CD Spotlight. Irish Coffee - Giuseppe Pennisi listens to Puccini's 'La bohème' from Irish National Opera. 'The excellent Italian diction of all the singers, both the protagonists and those in secondary roles, is remarkable.'

Classical music news - September 2022 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. September 2022 Newsletter - Our September 2022 PDF newsletter has just been published

Echoes of Oblivion by Robert McCarney - Introduction

Classical music news. Ana Sokolovic - Quebec's contemporary music society appoints Serbian-born Ana Sokolovic as its new artistic director

CD Spotlight. The Depths of the Singular - John Dante Prevedini listens to Victoria Jordanova's 'Kernel & Grit'. '... musical storytelling ... can be about the creative potential of something as humble as an unwatered seed or a layer of dust.'

Classical music news - January 2021 Obituaries - Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Ensemble. Trade Secrets - Mike Wheeler listens to guitarist Craig Ogden and friends

Classical music news. Giovanni Sollima - The first performance of Giovanni Sollima's 'Tarantulae Cadenzas' took place at the Küstendorf Klasik Russian Music Festival in July 2019

Profile. Bartók: The Inspired Collector - Anett Fodor discusses the Hungarian composer's love of both folk music and nature

Ensemble. Fighting for Justice - Florieke Beelen, Ensemble 10/10 and Clark Rundell, heard by Mike Wheeler

CD Spotlight. A Special Affinity - Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt from Viktor Bijelovic, heard by Andrew Schartmann. '... beautiful voicing and highly sensitive phrasing.'

Radojkovic in Lower Hutt - Howard Smith describes the Serbian pianist's return to New Zealand

CD Spotlight. Contrapuntal Flight - Piano duos by Hans Gál, heard by Robert Anderson. '... played with their customary skill by Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow.'

Ensemble. Uniquely Memorable - The Kronos Quartet at the BBC Proms, heard by Malcolm Miller

DVD Spotlight. Creative Ageing? - Biana Kovic's 'Virtuoso', reviewed by Howard Smith. '... there's little new here at all.'

DVD Spotlight. Ho hum! - Vidor Nagy plays Bach and Paganini, reviewed by Howard Smith. '... moments of splendour.'

CD Spotlight. A Delightful Spirit - Balkan music for flute and guitar, heard by Howard Smith. '... a near perfect blend of timbre and balance ...'

CD Spotlight. A Memorable Disc - Ivan Ilic plays Debussy, reviewed by Robert Anderson. '... superbly managed ...'

A Very Expressive Voice - Tess Crebbin talks to the tenor Zoran Todorovich

An Extraordinary Showcase - Malcolm Troup was at the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe's annual Summer Festival in London

Ensemble. Slav Triumph - Malcolm Troup succumbs to the pzazz of the Burov/Miletic Duo

Ensemble. Piano meets Sitar - Malcolm Miller at a CD launch of Peter Feuchtwanger's exotic piano music

Record box. Names and prayers - Music by Victoria Jordanova, reviewed by Patric Standford

A dazzling recital - Misha Dacic plays Rachmaninoff with soul, admired by Lawrence Budmen

Caught unawares - Howard Smith listens to Serbian pianist Sonja Radojkovic in New Zealand

CD Spotlight. Mephistopheles in attendence - The playing of Marina Milic-Apostolovic, enjoyed by Robert Anderson

Ensemble. Spotlight in Miami - Gifted artists at the International Piano Festival, by Lawrence Budmen

East and West - Malcolm Miller applauds Natasa Sarcevic's performance of music by Paul Ben-Haim

Record box. C'est la guerre - A one-act opera by Emil Petrovics, appreciated by Roderic Dunnett

Record box. Strikingly unusual - Keith Bramich samples D'Divaz

CD Spotlight - Power and virtuosity. '... a powerful (in every sense) take on these endlessly rewarding works ...' Kovacevich plays Beethoven, with David Wilkins

Epistle of Love - Malcolm Miller was at the world première of Sir John Tavener's recent song cycle