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Good reviews for Dego in Granada
Francesca Dego’s recent performances with Orquesta Ciudad de Granada have received critical acclaim. Performing Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto with conductor Lucas Macias for the orchestra’s season finale concerts, Emilio Lacárcel of IDEAL writes: “Francesca Dego performed as soloist, a top-notch violinist who honoured the music with her great technique. A brilliant and clean sound, total confidence…Read more ›
Moulds conducts Orlando at Longborough
Christopher Moulds returns to Handel at Longborough Festival Opera this season. Christopher will conduct Orlando from the harpsichord in this new production directed by Sinéad O’Neill with the Academy of Ancient Music. Chivalric misadventure and the madness of unrequited love – Orlando follows intertwining, intense relationships across the themes of love, war, and insanity. The cast includes Beth Taylor (Orlando), Anna Devin…Read more ›
Anthony Marwood joins Ulster Orchestra this week with Elgar’s Violin Concerto and conductor Jac van Steen. The programme ‘Soul Music’, which also includes Vaughan Williams’ Overture “The Wasps” and R. Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” Suite, marks the orchestra’s season finale. Recently performing the Elgar Violin Concerto with Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Michael Schafer of the Göttinger Tageblatt writes: “The audience’s attention did…Read more ›
Benjamin Bayl conducts Mozart in Montpellier
Conductor, Benjamin Bayl, takes to the podium for his French operatic debut this weekend in Agnès Jaoui’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at Opera de Montpellier. The show will open on 24th May, with performances running to 31st May. The cast includes Mikhail Timoshenko as the Don, with Evan Hughes (Leporello), Esther Tonea (Donna Anna) and Karine Deshayes (Donna Elvira).…Read more ›
José Salazar returns to Covent Garden
Conductor José Salazar has returned to Covent Garden to open the summer run of the Royal Ballet’s La fille mal gardée, with performances beginning this Saturday. He will conduct ten performances of Sir Frederick Ashton’s much loved ballet, with music by Ferdinand Hérold, running from 23 May to 9 June 2026. He will then join…Read more ›
Unspoken – New Release from Juho Pohjonen
UNSPOKEN – New release from Orchid Classics this month featuring works for piano duo. Juho Pohjonen and Wu Qian collaborate on works by Westenholz, Mendelssohn, Chaminade and Amy Beach. A Note from the Performers: Our musical partnership began over a decade ago, a happy collision of paths for which we owe a debt of gratitude…Read more ›
Martin James Bartlett joins Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
This week, pianist Martin James Bartlett joins the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie for a series of performances across Germany as part of the festival Mozart meets Prokofiev. The festival opens on 22nd May with a chamber concert in Bad Salzuflen featuring Mozart’s Violin Sonata in E minor, KV 304, Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major,…Read more ›
Maria Włoszczowska makes Bern debut
Maria Włoszczowska will make her debut with Camerata Bern tonight and present her curated programme ‘Albion’. Touring Bern and Lugano, Maria will stand and direct a range of works from Thomas Adès’ ‘O Albion’ from ‘Arcadiana’, arranged for string orchestra, to the ‘Cavatina’ from Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 130 No. 13. She describes the programme…Read more ›
Anthony Marwood’s recording of Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ has been ranked the top version by Radio France. In a blind comparison of six recordings of the 2005 concerto, explored in a special two hour programme, presenters Jérémie Rousseau, Fanny Clamagirand, Benoît Sitzia and Thomas Vergracht selected Marwood’s interpretation as the finest. Conducted by…Read more ›
Tito Muñoz will make debuts with Nürnberger Symphoniker and Komische Oper Berlin in the coming weeks. On 25 April in the Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg, Muñoz conducts Holst’s The Planets, Andy Akiho’s Percussion Concerto with soloist Jacob Nissly, and Wilhelm Herschel’s Symphony No. 13. With Komische Oper, Muñoz leads the orchestra in the programme “JUMP” which includes…Read more ›