RESOUNDING ECHOES: From August 2022, Robert McCarney's regular series features little-known twentieth century classical composers.
Ensemble. An Engaging Partnership - Mike Wheeler is impressed by Hana Chang, Delyana Lazarova and Sinfonia Viva, playing music by Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Caroline Shaw and Beethoven
Classical music news. March 2025 Newsletter - 'Transformation', our March 2025 PDF newsletter, has just been published
Spotlight. Mercurial Precision and Gracefulness - Gerald Fenech strongly recommends anthems by British composers, sung by the Choir of Merton College, Oxford. 'This imaginative compilation is certain to enhance the choir's reputation no end ...'
Spotlight. Fine and Sadly Neglected - Geoff Pearce discovers the music of Anatoly Alexandrov. 'Technically and musically, Clarisse Teo is certainly up to the demands of the music ...'
Classical music news - Classical:Next 2025 - A large international conference for classical music professionals takes place in Berlin in May 2025
Classical music news. Making the world safe for small pianists - The Stretto Piano Festival and other forthcoming events, including the Verbier, Berkshire High Peaks, Presteigne and Oxford International Song festivals
CD Spotlight. Freshness and Vitality - Geoff Pearce explores the music of Paul von Klenau. '... a most welcome recording of music by what is today a relatively little-known composer.'
Piquant Ensemble. Contrasts - A cello and violin recital by Katherine Jenkinson and Ning Kam, heard by Mike Wheeler
Ask Alice - Practical advice from classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh
Teenage virtuoso - Malcolm Miller attends the impressive Wigmore Hall début of Singaporean violinist Min Lee
CD Spotlight - Collecting material. '... a mélée of romantic and selective modern language ...' Utilising the unusual, with Basil Ramsey