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Ensemble. Deeply Satisfying — Mike Wheeler reviews Benjamin Frith's recital of music by J S Bach, Chopin, Schubert and Beethoven

Ensemble. Truly a Spectacle — Frances Forbes-Carbines strongly recommends Puccini's 'Turandot' at Covent Garden

Classical music news - Studio Martínek — American audio production company Parma Recordings has established new operations in Czechia

Spotlight. Enchantingly Luminous — Gerald Fenech strongly recommends Raphaël Pichon's new recording of J S Bach's B minor Mass. '... this reading possesses a fluent and exuberant aura that brings out all of Bach's genius with enviable clarity and superbly controlled tempi.'

Classical music news - Just Shut Up and Play? — High profile musicians cancel tours of the USA

Spotlight. Rather Enigmatic — Geoff Pearce, after listening to 'Missa Cambrensis', wants to hear more by Welsh composer Grace Williams. '... exceptional artists ...'

Ensemble. Phantasmagorical Imagery — Mike Wheeler reviews orchestral and choral music by Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Ravel and Saint-Saëns

A Worthy Captain — Peter King marks BBC presenter Petroc Trelawny's move from dawn to twilight

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 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Barrelhouse — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae

Classical music news. Jacques Cohen's 'Lancastria' — A new choral work commemorates the worst disaster in British maritime history

Classical music news. Obituary — Donald Hazelwood (1930-2025)

Classical music news. Susanna Mälkki — A high profile Finnish conductor is to become a professor of conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland

Classical music news. Montreal's Place des Arts — Classical music programming highlights in 2025 and 2026

Spotlight. Chosen with Great Care — Geoff Pearce discovers contemporary songs for mezzo-soprano and piano. '... exceptional artists ...'

Spotlight. Quite Compelling — Geoff Pearce listens to contemporary orchestral music on the Ablaze Records label. '... each composer is worthy of your consideration as they are all talented and original voices ...'

Ensemble. Metamorphic Variations — Mike Wheeler listens to orchestral music by Arthur Bliss and an illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson

Classical music news. Highly Original — Alessandro Scarlatti's 'Il trionfo dell'onore' is to be performed for the first time in Venice

Classical music news. Obituary — Mario Trabucco (1951-2025)

Classical music news. Classical Music in the Wild — American pianist and naturalist Hunter Noack announces the tenth season of his concert series 'In a Landscape - Classical Music in the Wild'

Spotlight. A Sense of Flow — Gerald Fenech convincingly recommends South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho's new recording for Deutsche Grammophon of Maurice Ravel's concertos. '... caressing warmth and spontaneous creativity.'

Classical music news. Obituary — Ricardo Kanji (1948-2025)

Classical music news. March 2025 Newsletter — 'Transformation', our March 2025 PDF newsletter, has just been published

Ensemble. Drama, Intrigue and Passion — Frances Forbes-Carbines finds Giuseppe Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' at Covent Garden an incredible production of a glorious revenge-fest

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 ...'

Ensemble. Nothing Short of a Masterpiece — Frances Forbes-Carbines finds Mark-Anthony Turnage's opera 'Festen' far from easy viewing

Ensemble. Romantic Beauty and Excitement — Ron Bierman describes an evening in La Jolla capped in triumph by Mahler's first symphony

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 ...'

Ensemble. Finely Judged — Mike Wheeler was at Derby Chamber Music's Young Artists' Recital

Spotlight. A Curate's Egg — Gerald Fenech strongly recommends early recordings of orchestral music by Rued Langgaard. '... performances are consistently uplifting ...'

Ensemble. A Darkly Intense Climax — Mike Wheeler is impressed by Dvořák, Prokofiev and Shostakovich from Gabriela Montero and the Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tomáš Brauner

Individual and Communal Transformation — Jeffrey Neil talks to Oakland Ballet's artistic director, Graham Lustig

Ensemble. Excellent Talent on Show — Frances Forbes-Carbines is moved by the singing and the theatricality of English National Opera's production of 'Mary, Queen of Scots'

Ensemble. A Whirlwind of Demonic Energy — Mike Wheeler enjoys a splendidly mixed programme from Chinese pianist Siqian Li

Classical music news - February 2025 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Spotlight. A Varied Soundscape — Geoff Pearce listens to music by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir. '... at times the flute, and also the cello, sound almost like a human voice.'

Classical music news. Significant Anniversaries — Classical Music Daily launches a series of pages featuring a selection of each year's notable music anniversaries

Bouzouki — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae

Classical music news. Innovative Programming — Malin Broman has been appointed musical director of The Nordic Chamber Orchestra

Spotlight. A Very Fine Disc — Geoff Pearce enjoys chamber music by contemporary French composer Michel Merlet. '... polished and inspired performances.'

Ensemble. New Year - New Sounds — Mike Wheeler hopes that a collaboration between the Sitwell Singers and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire will become an annual event

Spotlight. Ravishing Music — Geoff Pearce reviews works by Bridge and Franck played by Sally Pinkas and the Apple Hill String Quartet. '... an absolutely marvellous performance ...'

Ensemble. Hoisting the Mainsail — Mike Wheeler experiences sea shanties and wild winds from the wind principals of Sinfonia Viva

Ensemble. Unique Strengths — Ron Bierman listens to music by Billy Childs, Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Medtner and Ludwig van Beethoven played by Alexander Malofeev, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and conductor Rafael Payare

Ensemble. A Terrific Show — Frances Forbes-Carbines experiences Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' at English National Opera, praising the music but not the costumes or the set

Spotlight. Thoroughly Enjoyable — Geoff Pearce highly recommends chamber music by English composer Ian Stephens. '... engaging music ...'

Ensemble. A Delight from Start to Finish — Mike Wheeler is thrilled by Sibelius, Mozart and Tchaikovsky from Benjamin Grosvenor, Andrey Boreyko and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical music news. Obituary — Peter Schmidl (1942-2025)

Classical music news. A New Approach to Competitions — Applications are now open for the new Shanghai International Musician Competition

Ensemble. Extraordinary Quiet Playing — Mike Wheeler is delighted by performances of Haydn, Ravel, Chopin and a Disney improvisation from Scottish pianist Ethan David Loch

Classical music news. February 2025 Newsletter — Our February 2025 PDF newsletter has just been published

Classical music news - Taiwan Philharmonic — The National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan's current season runs until 27 June 2025

Classical music news - 'The C[ritic]s can Drown in their Baths' — English pianist Myra Hess is the subject of Jessica Duchen's new biography, which will be published in February 2025

Ensemble. A Stellar Night — Frances Forbes-Carbines, in her first feature for Classical Music Daily, gives English National Opera's revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance' an enthusiastic thumbs up

Classical music news - Australian Chamber Orchestra Celebrations — The Sydney-based ACO celebrates three important anniversaries with two tours

Spotlight. A Heartwarming Programme — Gerald Fenech strongly recommends choral music by John Rutter and other contemporary composers. 'Expressive performances from a choir at the top of its powers.'

Classical music news - Donatella Flick Conducting Competition — Young European conductors are invited to apply for the December 2025 competition in London

Classical music news - January 2025 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news - Fresh Perspectives — Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music celebrates its centenary season

Ensemble. Bounce and Swing — Mike Wheeler enjoys the contrasts in music for string orchestra by Bartók, Suk and Dvořák

Spotlight. Musica Sine Rhetoricis — John Dante Prevedini discovers a valuable release of new chamber music for guitar. '... an astonishing diversity of creative voices ...'

Spotlight. A Life-enhancing Disc — Gerald Fenech warmly recommends chamber and instrumental music by Claude Debussy. '... mercurially performed and recorded ...'

Castaway — Peter King muses on the needs of the modern desert island recluse

Spotlight. Striking, Varied, Inventive and Unusual — Keith Bramich takes a trip down the Amazonian rivers of Brazil, courtesy of Philip Glass, Constance Volk and Third Coast Percussion. '... all highly approachable ...'

 

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