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Press release from Saanen: On Monday, August 10, 2026, pianist Hayato Sumino was honored with the fifth Olivier Berggruen Prize during his recital at the Saanen Church. The concert was part of the 70th anniversary edition of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad and featured an impressive program: alongside works by Fr&
A remarkable recording - a new modern standard. for Salome
A notable disc of first-published works
A refreshing take on a symphony that should get out more
Girl Choristers make debut at Bach’s churches in Leipzig: 26 August 2026, 5pm – Lutherkirche, Leipzig (Informal Concert) 27 August, 7:30pm – Nikolaikirche, Leipzig 29 August, 6pm – Berliner Dom   The Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford Benjamin Nicholas  director François Cloete 
Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements (1942-5) Berg Violin Concerto, "Zum andenken eines Engels" (1935) Bartók C oncerto for Orchestra , Sz 116 (1943, rev. 1945) Back at the Proms, players from Juilliard Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra combined to create a College
Respighi - Church Windows . Rossini - Stabat mater . Federica Lombardi - soprano; Chiara Amarù  - mezzo; Dave Monaco - tenor; Nicola Ulivieri - bass; Epiphoni Consort; BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra; Nil Venditti - conductor. Royal Albert Hall, London, 7 August 2026 An Italian-Turkish conductor, Nil Venditti, led the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Media announcement of interest below. A heads up that Sunday's post will be a review of tonight's (Friday's) Prom. Leeds Song has announced its 2026–27 concert season, bringing together some of Britain’s most distinguished artists alongside an exciting new generation
Brilliant performances of music that is, for all its allusions, connections and intelliectualisms, intensely moving
Erna Berger, Irmgard Seefried, Julius Patzak, Alexander Kipnis - what an exalted line-up! As it was for Fritz Busch's performance of Haydn's Die Schöpfung in 1934 (oratorio excerpts bookend the release). This is a celebration of Fritz Busch (1890-1951) - fitting, perhaps, after our
All four concertos here are World Premiere recordings
... an unforgettable experience
This is the traditional VPO concert at Schönbrunn , conducted in 2026 by Lorenzo Viotti and with bass-baritone Bryn Terfel as guest. It took place on June 19, 2026. As the title of the accompanying booklet essay suggests, the programme is wide-ranging: "Devils, Gods, anti-heroes,
Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio is a vast work as chamber pieces go, end-weghted to a vast set of variations. Dedicated to the composer's close friend the pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, the work carries a great weight on its shoulders. This performance was released on Vox (founded in
PROMS 2025: From the Alps to the Auvergne Tjøgersen, Canteloube, R. Strauss Louise Alder (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Wilson Ng (offstage conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.07.2026 Kristine Tjøgersen Between Trees ( 2021) Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne (1923-55, selection) R.