Classical Notes
Reflections on classical music, recordings and performances
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Joyful and exhilarating Mozart and more from Pygmalion at 20
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Raphaël Pichon conducts Pygmalion © Mathilde Assier Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) Xenia Puskarz Thomas (mezzo-soprano) Kieran Carrel (tenor)...
Monday, 2 November 2026
Gothic Opera impresses once again with the other Queen of Spades
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Grace O'Malley (Princess Polowska) & Charlie Epps (André Roskaw) © Craig Fuller Gothic Opera Hannah von Wiehler (Conductor) Jonny D...
Monday, 26 October 2026
4.48 Psychosis: Philip Venables’ visceral operatic expression of Sarah Kane’s final work revived
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Veena Akama-Makia (Clare) & Jacquelyn Stucker (Gwen) © RBO/Marc Brenner Naomi Woo (Conductor) Ted Huffman (Director) Hannah Clark (De...
Friday, 16 October 2026
The fizz remains in Glyndebourne's Barber of Seville
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Lluís Calvet i Pey (Figaro) © Glyndebourne Productions ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller Chloe Rooke (Conductor) Annabel Arden (Director) Angelo Sm...
Monday, 12 October 2026
Imaginative programming from MacGregor allows the BPO wind and brass to shine
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Milda Daunoraite and the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Nick Boston Milda Daunoraite (piano) Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Brighton Phil...
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Dome's newly crowned resident orchestra, open their season with a bang
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Khrystyna Mykhailichenko & the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Frances Marshall Khrystyna Mykhailichenko (piano) Emily Trubshaw (vio...
Saturday, 26 September 2026
Another benchmark 1610 Vespers from I Fagiolini in their 40th year
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I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble © Monika S Jakubowska (2023) Robert Hollingworth (organ/director) I Fagiolini : Am...
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