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Hrůša will initially be on a five-year contract, but the orchestra has already signalled its intention of this being the ...
Sixteen of the finest string players around join forces on one stage to end the East Neuk Festival in a grand finale.
Kent Nagano’s farewell in Hamburg showcases a spiritual dialogue between tradition and innovation, pairing Brahms’ profound ...
According to legendary tenor Enrico Caruso, the recipe for success in Il trovatore is disarmingly simple: “All it takes is the four greatest singers in the world.” An impossible task, perhaps, but we ...
There’s nothing in music quite like Winterreise. It takes the listener on a journey into the very depths of the soul, and perhaps beyond, with nothing other than a singer and a pianist for company, ...
This concert's main title, ‘Danceworks’, refers directly to the two major works performed, while the subtitle, ‘Musical Mavericks’, rather begs the question as to whether it refers to the composers ...
Born 200 years ago, we explore the hypnotic and seductive qualities of Johann Strauss II’s music, and what allows the Blue ...
Lalo Schifrin, composer of scores for films such as Mission: Impossible, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke and Dirty Harry, has died on ...
Overall, The Royal Ballet School delivers much to admire, but reminiscent of a multiple-course banquet that still leaves you ...
In the shadow of the capital’s great institutions, we discover exceptional places where not everyone comes to listen to ...
The iconic composer-conductor paired two recent works with a suite from the beloved Spirited Away in a performance with the ...
The opera opens in Mime’s cave, where he has raised Siegfried since birth. A massive furnace dominates the space, used for ...