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We are saddened to hear that the conductor Bramwell Tovey has passed away. Known for his work with Brass Bands & orchestras, he will be greatly missed.
BBC R3 Disc of the Week!
Georgia Mann enjoys Donohoe's Mendelssohn.
Happy 85th Maestro!
Wishing maestro Neeme Järvi a happy 85th birthday.
Critics Circle Award
TTOTS is the joint winner for Outstanding Achievement!
Purchase Film
Dutilleux wins BBC Award!
SoL/Wilson win Orchestral award for third year running!
Presto Record of Year
English Music for Strings is Presto Music's 2021 Pick
Gramophone Awards
Peter Grimes named 'Record of the Year!'
Sinfonia of London debut!
SoL & John Wilson make stunning Proms debut
Recording with Sir Roger
Francesca Dego shares experiences in the Strad
Thais wins Juno Award!
Sir Andrew Davis disc wins Best Classical Album (Vocal)
The Prison wins a GRAMMY
Smyth premiere recording wins at March 2021 awards.
Barry Douglas Podcast
Father-son-duo Barry & Liam start new music podcast.
Early Opera Company
The vision of the Early Opera Company, founded by its Music Director, Christian Curnyn, is to celebrate baroque music in ways that delight and inspire. It collaborates with world-class artists, inspires audiences with outstanding productions, recordings, and broadcasts of baroque opera and early music, and invests in the professional development of the next generation of musicians specialising in the baroque.
25% discount on back catalogue titles!
“… These performances are assured and confident, although I don’t suppose the orchestra had played the works previously. Peter Donohoe’s barn-storming style suits the piano concerto and Sakari Oramo conducts as if these were repertoire works. The recording is rich and full, in the Chandos manner, even though I was listening in ordinary two channel stereo …”
“… These performances are assured and confident, although I don’t suppose the orchestra had played the works previously. Peter Donohoe’s barn-storming style suits the piano concerto and Sakari Oramo conducts as if these were repertoire works. The recording is rich and full, in the Chandos manner, even though I was listening in ordinary two channel stereo …”
“… An eclectic mix, then, but with an overarching feeling of vibrant joie de vivre thanks to Marthan’s sparkling pianism.” ****
“… An eclectic mix, then, but with an overarching feeling of vibrant joie de vivre thanks to Marthan’s sparkling pianism.” ****
“Conductor Friedrich Haider continues his excellent series of orchestral works by Wolf-Ferrari … Wolf-Ferrari can do blood and thunder, but largely shows his gentler side here.” ****
“Conductor Friedrich Haider continues his excellent series of orchestral works by Wolf-Ferrari … Wolf-Ferrari can do blood and thunder, but largely shows his gentler side here.” ****
“… The suites’ rhythmic flamboyance is expertly brought to life by the Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, which under conductor Neil Thomson is both energetic and disciplined.” ****
“… The suites’ rhythmic flamboyance is expertly brought to life by the Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, which under conductor Neil Thomson is both energetic and disciplined.” ****
“… Elements of folk and blues permeate traditional classical forms in masterful ways, resulting in a joyous listen. Characterful.” *****
“… Elements of folk and blues permeate traditional classical forms in masterful ways, resulting in a joyous listen. Characterful.” *****
“… Her [Stark] violin tone is pure, but never pale, admirably capturing the otherworldly eeriness of Bartók’s Solo Sonata…” ****
“… Her [Stark] violin tone is pure, but never pale, admirably capturing the otherworldly eeriness of Bartók’s Solo Sonata…” ****
