NYO’s Spring Concert at the Festival Hall celebrated what this orchestra has become. The question now is what Principal Conductor Alpesh Chauhan will demand of it next.
Bach’s Markus-Passion from Dunedin Consort: phenomenal, enthralling, and profound
A beautifully coordinated work, craft and musical ingenuity, easy to admire, with a hint of ambiguity thrown in too.
Documenting the Britten Sinfonia’s collaboration with NHS Foundation Arts Residency at Addenbrooke’s Hospital for the Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast.
NYO’s Spring Concert at the Festival Hall celebrated what this orchestra has become. The question now is what Principal Conductor Alpesh Chauhan will demand of it next.
Key Changes confounds expectations — which, given what Radio 3 needs right now, is exactly what it needed to make.
Thoroughly Good announces a major new partnership, a new print title, and a subscription offer designed to bring classical music to new audiences.
A South London orchestra founded by conductor Chloé Van Soeterstède has announced the appointment of Marin Alsop as its Honorary President.
NYO’s Spring Concert at the Festival Hall celebrated what this orchestra has become. The question now is what Principal Conductor Alpesh Chauhan will demand of it next.
Key Changes confounds expectations — which, given what Radio 3 needs right now, is exactly what it needed to make.
Thoroughly Good announces a major new partnership, a new print title, and a subscription offer designed to bring classical music to new audiences.
Strong voices and competent performances carried a production that appeared not to question the tradition it so readily relied upon.
A hurried event in which the vocalist led proceedings, the orchestra responded, and director followed with one too many theatrical flourishes.
Equilbey’s first public encounter with Bach was brought to life with care and precision.
The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards were a stylish affair full of wit, polish and verve. Classical music as self-assured and defiant. There’s still work to be done, and a timely message for some to keep checking their spam folder.
Key Changes confounds expectations — which, given what Radio 3 needs right now, is exactly what it needed to make.
A sprawling, sometimes unsettling, ecstatic sound-world that asks only for your attention — and gives everything in return. Not for decoding. Unless, of course, you want to.
A compelling Proms debut from pianist Nicholas McCarthy in a performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, marked by glassy lyricism and a revealing, if occasionally cautious, orchestral mix.
Review and reflections from the first night of the BBC Proms, with original photography, streaming links, and Thoroughly Good introductions.
