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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 ...'

Spotlight. Exotic Flavours — Geoff Pearce listens to two works by Gustav Holst. '... very evocative and enjoyable ...'

Ensemble. Firm and Incisive — Mike Wheeler reports on Haydn, McDowall and Handel from Derby

Classical music news. Adèle Charvet — The French mezzo-soprano has been signed up by the Intermusica agency

Classical music news. David Chan — The long-term concertmaster of the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra becomes a professor at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in Texas, USA

Classical music news. Obituary — Roberto Cani (1967-2025)

Atayoskewin — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae

Classical music news. The Performing Artist as Co-creator — John Dante Prevedini led an online discussion for Classical Music Daily on Wednesday 23 April 2025

Ensemble. Clean and Fresh — Mike Wheeler hears a non-obvious pairing of Zoltán Kodály and Franz Joseph Haydn choral works

Classical music news. Obituary — John Nelson (1941-2025)

Profile. Frank Cooper — Investigating a musical archeologist extraordinare

Ensemble. Unmistakeably Balletic — Mike Wheeler is impressed by the partnership between Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in music by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, and by Esther Yoo's performance of Bruch's first violin concerto

Spotlight. In the Face of Great Adversity — Gerald Fenech marks the history of this music from Jewish Vienna. '... unbridled warmth and passionate subtlety ...'

Spotlight. Contrasting Elements — Geoff Pearce gradually discovers the charm and skill of music by Justin Connolly. '... beautifully played.'

Spotlight. Something of a Miracle — Gerald Fenech strongly recommends music from a mysterious manuscript, played by Mathilde Vialle, Thibaut Roussel, Ronan Khalil and Zachary Wilder. '... this reading possesses a fluent and exuberant aura that brings out all of Bach's genius with enviable clarity and superbly controlled tempi.'

Ensemble. A Big Existential Question — Mike Wheeler listens to an all-American programme from Sinfonia Viva

Ensemble. Shocking and Gruesome — Ron Bierman reviews Richard Strauss' opera 'Salome'

The Title — Introducing 'The Pianistic Crown'

Classical music news. April 2025 Newsletter — 'Big Music', our April 2025 PDF newsletter, has just been published

Ensemble. A Bold Re-imagining — Mike Wheeler finds primeval turbulence in Opera North's production of Wagner's 'The Flying Dutchman'

Beautifully Articulated — Jeffrey Neil finds, in Gillian Wills' novel 'Big Music', a drama that entertains, instructs, and makes you laugh

Ensemble. Very Impressive — Lucas Ball reports from Worcester Festival Choral Society's recent St Matthew Passion

A Renaissance Man — Gillian Wills talks to Jack Liebeck, artistic director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music

Classical music news - Ian Venables — The British composer celebrates with at least twenty-five performances on both sides of the Atlantic

Spotlight. Absolutely Stunning — Geoff Pearce listens to Lea Birringer's Sibelius, Szymanowski and Järnefelt. '... beautifully played.'

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

 

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