Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Hugh Shrapnel shares thoughts on his music, influences, and life as a composer

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Hugh Shrapnel Having reviewed three albums of composer Hugh Shrapnel’s music now, it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to sit down wit...
Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Playful Coleridge-Taylor contrasting with dramatic Mahler from the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra

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Elena Urioste  © Chris Gloag Elena Urioste (violin) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Alice Farnham (conductor) Ruth Rogers (leader) 2.45pm...
Tuesday, 30 September 2025

'A New World' - Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off their 101st season in style

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Junyan Chen Junyan Chen (piano) Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Ruth Rogers (leader) 2.45pm, Sunday 28 Septe...
Thursday, 25 September 2025

An impressive debut recording from Birmingham's chamber choir, The Elgar Scholars

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The Elgar Scholars describe themselves as Birmingham’s newest pre-professional chamber choir, and is conducted by co-musical directors Jim ...
Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky

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Franz Welser-Möst © BBC/Chris Christodoulou Vienna Philharmonic Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) BBC Proms 7.30pm, Sunday 31 August, 2025 Roya...
Monday, 8 September 2025

Bampton Classical Opera have fun with Salieri at The Barn, Old Walland

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Siân Dicker (Mirandolina) & Samuel Pantcheff (Fabrizio) © Bampton Classical Opera Andrew Griffiths (Conductor) Jeremy Gray (Director/D...
Wednesday, 3 September 2025

Musical resilience from Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk at the Proms

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Pekka Kuusisto & members of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra © Andy Paradise Katarina Barruk (vocals) Arnljot Nordvik (guitar) Christer ...