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Shimmer: the National Youth Orchestra launches 2026 with impressions of Spain, plus music by Anna Clyne & Karim Al-Zand with Alexandre Bloch & Inbal Segev at Barbican Centre, Warwick Arts Centre, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. My article:
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Shimmer: the National Youth Orchestra launches 2026 with impressions of Spain and Anne Clyne's dancing cello
Classical music news; opera, concert & CD reviews, concert previews, live performance & feature articles by London-based composer Robert Hugill
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November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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The other brother: music by Galileo Galilei's younger brother Michelangelo on this lovely new EP from Israel Golani on Solaire Records. My review:
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The other brother: music by Galileo Galilei's younger brother on this lovely new EP
The other brother: music by Galileo Galilei's younger brother on this lovely new EP from Israel Golani on Solaire Records
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November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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A bold, atmospheric work rooted in English folklore, ritual, & superstition: Shadwell Opera & Opera North give the stage premiere of Isabella Gellis' The Devil's Den. My preview:
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A bold, atmospheric work rooted in English folklore, ritual, & superstition: Shadwell Opera & Opera North give the stage premiere of Isabella Gellis' The Devil's Den
A bold, atmospheric work rooted in English folklore, ritual, & superstition: Shadwell Opera & Opera North premiere Isabella Gellis' The Devil's Den
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November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Dramatic Messiah: Wild Arts brings its dramatised presentation of Handel's oratorio back for a third tour. My preview:
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Dramatic Messiah: Wild Arts brings its dramatised presentation of Handel's oratorio back for a third tour
Dramatic Messiah: Wild Arts brings its dramatised presentation of Handel's oratorio back for a third tour
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November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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An ambitious project that seeks to reimagine one of our great literary giants: Alastair White & Gemma A Williams ask how you adapt Finnegan's Wake for the musical stage as part of Irish Design Week at the Thomas MacDonagh Museum. My article:
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An ambitious project that seeks to reimagine one of our great literary giants: Alastair White & Gemma A Williams ask how you adapt Finnegan's Wake for the musical stage
An ambitious project that seeks to reimagine one of our great literary giants: Alastair White & Gemma A Williams ask how you adapt Finnegan's Wake
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November 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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In case you missed it: October on Planet Hugill: Handel's Giustino & Deidamia, Verdi's Les vêpres siciliennes & Le Trouvère
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November on Planet Hugill: Handel's Giustino & Deidamia, Verdi's Les vêpres siciliennes & Le Trouvère
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November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Fascinating, distracting & frustrating: Janácek's Makropulos Case's first ever outing at Covent Garden in Katie Mitchell's too-complex production redeemed by mesmerising performance from Ausrine Stundyte & Jakub Hruša in the pit. My review:
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Fascinating, distracting & frustrating: Janáček's Makropulos Case gets its first production at Covent Garden in director Katie Mitchell's farewell to opera
Fascinating, distracting & frustrating - review: Janáček's Makropulos Case 1st outing at Covent Garden in director Katie Mitchell's farewell to opera
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November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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James Blades: Pandemonium of the One-Man Band - James Anthony-Rose on the new music theatre piece on the great percussionist with Sam Wilson, Tomi Rose, Robin Brooks at Snape Maltings & to be on BBC Radio 3. My interview:
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James Blades: Pandemonium of the One-Man Band - James Anthony-Rose on his new music theatre piece on the great percussionist
James Blades: Pandemonium of the One-Man Band - James Anthony-Rose on his new music theatre piece on the great percussionist
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November 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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From bel canto to Harlem Renaissance: Lawrence Brownlee & Iain Burnside's recital at Wigmore Hall. My preview:
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From bel canto to Harlem Renaissance: Lawrence Brownlee & Iain Burnside's recital at Wigmore Hall
From bel canto to Harlem Renaissance: Lawrence Brownlee & Iain Burnside's recital at Wigmore Hall
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November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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A somewhat quirky mood: Stephen McNeff's new violin concerto for Fenella Humphreys, London Mozart Players, Jonathan Bloxham at St Martin in the Fields. My preview:
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A somewhat quirky mood: Stephen McNeff's new violin concerto for Fenella Humphreys & London Mozart Players mixes Baroque inspiration with something more contemporary
A somewhat quirky mood: Stephen McNeff's new violin concerto for Fenella Humphreys, London Mozart Players, Jonathan Bloxham at St Martin in the Fields
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November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Grieg: A new solo album from British pianist, Alexander Ullman, features a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining selection of music by Edvard Grieg on Rubicon Classics. Tony's record review:
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A new solo album from British pianist, Alexander Ullman, features a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining selection of music by Edvard Grieg - ‘The Chopin of the North’
A new solo album from British pianist, Alexander Ullman, features a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining selection of music by Edvard Grieg
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November 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Portraits of Mind: music by Ian Venables, Ralph Vaughan Williams & George Butterworth in a glorious celebration of Venables' 70th birthday at Temple Music with Gwilym Bowen, Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann, Navarra Quartet. My concert review:
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Portraits of Mind: music by Ian Venables, Ralph Vaughan Williams & George Butterworth in a glorious celebration of Venables' 70th birthday at Temple Music
Portraits of Mind - review: music by Ian Venables, Ralph Vaughan Williams & Butterworth in celebration of Venables' 70th birthday at Temple Music
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November 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Small but perfectly formed: Wexford's chamber version of Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg still thrills and moves, with Eleri Gwilym & Charne Rocheford, directed by Chris Moran & accompanied by Christopher Knopp. My review:
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Small but perfectly formed: Wexford's chamber version of Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg still thrills and moves
Small but perfectly formed - opera review: Wexford's chamber version of Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg still thrills and moves
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November 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The Pebbles We Keep: composer Monica McGhee unveils her debut song cycle at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland following her successful battle with thyroid cancer. My article:
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The Pebbles We Keep: composer Monica McGhee unveils her debut song cycle following her successful battle with thyroid cancer
The Pebbles We Keep: composer Monica McGhee unveils her debut song cycle following her successful battle with thyroid cancer
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November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Vivid presence & engagement: Peter Whelan & Irish Baroque Orchestra in Bach's Mass in B minor at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin with soloists Rachel Redmond, Katie Bray, Hugh Cutting, Anthony Gregory, Matthew Brook. My concert review:
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Vivid presence & engagement: Peter Whelan & Irish Baroque Orchestra in Bach's Mass in B minor at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Vivid presence & engagement - concert review: Peter Whelan & Irish Baroque Orchestra in Bach's Mass in B minor at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
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November 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Vivid presence & engagement: Peter Whelan & Irish Baroque Orchestra in Bach's Mass in B minor at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin with soloists Rachel Redmond, Katie Bray, Hugh Cutting, Anthony Gregory, Matthew Brook. My concert review:
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Vivid presence & engagement: Peter Whelan & Irish Baroque Orchestra in Bach's Mass in B minor at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Vivid presence & engagement - concert review: Peter Whelan & Irish Baroque Orchestra in Bach's Mass in B minor at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
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November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Different musical accents: Le Trouvère, Verdi's French revision of Il trovatore receives a rare outing at Wexford Opera Festival with Eduardo Niave & Lydia Grindatto, director Ben Barnes, conductor Manuel Hartinger. My review:
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Different musical accents: Le Trouvère, Verdi's French revision of Il trovatore receives a rare outing in Wexford
Different musical accents - opera review: Le Trouvère, Verdi's French revision of Il trovatore receives a rare outing in Wexford
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October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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The City Music Foundation has announced the new cohort of artists joining the CMF Artist Programme as 2025 CMF Artists. My article:
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The City Music Foundation has announced the new cohort of artists joining the CMF Artist Programme as 2025 CMF Artists.
The City Music Foundation has announced the new cohort of artists joining the CMF Artist Programme as ‘2025 CMF Artists.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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'A forceful and naturally musical work with very defined themes' - composer Asadbek Turgunov from Uzbekistan wins the 2025 Brusa Foundation Award. My article:
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'A forceful and naturally musical work with very defined themes' - composer Asadbek Turgunov from Uzbekistan wins the 2025 Brusa Foundation Award
'A forceful and naturally musical work with very defined themes' - composer Asadbek Turgunov from Uzbekistan wins the 2025 Brusa Foundation Award
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October 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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There was no closure here: four Irish women composers give voice to women of the Magdalene Laundries in remarkable performances from Lotte Betts-Dean & Deirdre Brenner at Oxford international Song Festival. My review:
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There was no closure here: four Irish women composers give voice to women of the Magdalene Laundries in remarkable performances from Lotte Betts-Dean & Deirdre Brenner in Oxford
There was no closure here - review: Lotte Betts-Dean & Deirdre Brenner give voice to the women of the Magdalene Laundries in Oxford
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October 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Lyric beauty & great storytelling: Young Artists tenor Hugo Brady & pianist Mark Rogers in Moore's Melodies at Oxford International Song Festival. My concert review:
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Lyric beauty & great storytelling: Young Artists tenor Hugo Brady & pianist Mark Rogers in Moore's Melodies at Oxford International Song Festival
Lyric beauty & great storytelling - review: Young Artists tenor Hugo Brady & pianist Mark Rogers in Moore's Melodies at Oxford International Song Fest
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October 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Baba Yaga: Songs and Dances of Death: mezzo-soprano Rowan Hellier pushes boundaries with a music theatre piece exploring the figure from Slavic folklore with Sholto Kynoch at Oxford International Song Festival. My review:
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Baba Yaga: Songs and Dances of Death: mezzo-soprano Rowan Hellier pushes boundaries with a music theatre piece exploring the figure from Slavic folklore
Baba Yaga: Songs and Dances of Death - review: mezzo-soprano Rowan Hellier in music theatre piece exploring the figure from Slavic folklore
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October 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Valentin Berlinsky centenary: A series of high-profile concerts in Paris marked the centenary of the celebrated & distinguished Russian-born cellist, founder & cellist of the Borodin String Quartet. Tony's article:
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A series of high-profile concerts in Paris marked the centenary of the celebrated and distinguished Russian-born cellist, Valentin Berlinsky, founder and cellist of the Borodin String Quartet.
A series concerts in Paris marked the centenary of the Russian-born cellist, Valentin Berlinsky, founder and cellist of the Borodin String Quartet
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October 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Fantasia Orchestra & Tom Fetherstonhaugh launch residency at Smith Square Hall with Birdsong-themed concert with Lucy Crowe. My preview:
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Fantasia Orchestra launch residency at Smith Square Hall with Birdsong-themed concert
Fantasia Orchestra & Tom Fetherstonhaugh launch residency at Smith Square Hall with Birdsong-themed concert
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October 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Thinking about sound: Grieg's Lyric Pieces on a modern piano from Alexander Ullmann on Rubicon Classics & on historic pianos with unequal temperament from Ziad Kreidy on Bandcamp. My record review:
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Thinking about sound: Grieg's Lyric Pieces on a modern piano from Alexander Ullmann & on historic pianos with unequal temperament from Ziad Kreidy
Thinking about sound - review: Grieg's Lyric Pieces on modern piano by Alexander Ullmann & on historic pianos & unequal temperament by Ziad Kreidy
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October 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM