The week in classical: Carmen; National Youth Chamber Choir/ OAE/Jeannin; LSO/ Roth review – from Habanera to doo-wop theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Samuel Beckett born on this day Directing Waiting for Godot ⁦Tom Phillips⁩

Samuel Beckett born on this day - here at Riverside Studios ⁦Tom Phillips⁩

Excited for Ludlow English Song Weekend 🎶 next weekend! 🎶

Premiere of my song cycle ‘Skysongs’ commissioned by iain burnside for Harriet Burns and Ian Tindale 🌦️🍃

It has been such an honour to work with these two wonderful musicians. Can’t wait to share this project with the world 🤍

Leeds Lieder and South Asian Arts-uk are excited to bring you the world premiere performance of Punjabi Proverbs by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, featuring Nina Kanter; Oscar Castellino and Keval Shah.

This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate cross-cultural art✨

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The week in classical: Salzburg Easter festival – review dlvr.it/T58TtS

It was wonderful to launch Eleanor Oldroyd’s wonderful Barnes Music Festival last month and am thrilled to see it amongst other new releases.

Out now or coming soon: ⁦Eleanor Oldroyd⁩ Composers of Barnes ( Holst, Howells, ⁦Roxanna Panufnik⁩ etc) ⁦Susan Tomes⁩ Women and The Piano ⁦Yale University Press London📚⁩ #AntonioPappano My Life in Music Faber Books⁩

UK classical music jam packed with talent - against lengthening odds

One last review of Bluebeard at English National Opera, by Fiona Maddocks in this weekend’s The Observer 🚪

Classical home listening: Beethoven’s Eroica from Budapest; Tine Thing Helseth and band theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…

The week in classical: Israel in Egypt; James McVinnie & Tristan Perich: Infinity Gradient; Bluebeard’s Castle – review theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…

🎺We've got a new #jazz class starting in #NineElms , the 51st State Band Jazz Combo, a weekly music group for young instrumentalists keen to learn more about how to play #jazz and #blues in a small ensemble. Starts 17 April. More info here: worldheartbeat.org/bands-ensemble…

#CeciliaMasabaneRangwanasha , #LiseDavidsen #EveMaudHubeaux (r to l) awarded Karajan prize 2024 - Salzburg Easter Festival

And a shout out for Antonio Oyarzabal - Pianist new album! Fiona Maddocks theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…

The week in classical: Our Mother; Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Madama Butterfly – review theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…

“audiences… return to well-known masterpieces not for reasons of conservatism, but because the tunes, like the story of Hamlet or the colour of the Mona Lisa’s hair, are only the start of our understanding. Going in deeper takes a lifetime.”

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Classical home listening: Elisabeth Lutyens Piano Works; Tchaikovsky and Korngold string sextets and more theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…

What did Rachmaninoff do during his years in exile in the US and did he ever go back to his homeland? Come and find out as I chat to Fiona Maddocks on Friday at 10am OxfordLitFest oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-eve…

Great news for Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra