Classical
There is an ever increasing interest in the music of Hans Gál - heightened last month when BBC Radio 3 chose…
It was in August 1911 that King George V commanded that the Edinburgh Choral Union be henceforth styled…
The winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 was the soloist for the second of Brahms' two…
Every morning during the Edinburgh International Festival the Queen’s Hall is the focal point for chamber…
The soloists performing this morning at the Queen’s Hall chamber recital were the French Canadian cellist…
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet describes the feuding between Romeo of the Montague family and thirteen year…
The U.K. premiere of Michael Daugherty’s Deus ex Machina was cannily placed between two firm favourites,…
John Whitener gives a very good pre-concert talk. He is the RSNO's Principal Tuba player.
The final concert in this SCO season began with a composition by the German composer Jorg Widmann.
Richard Strauss’ Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon and string orchestra (in three movements) was the…
It was a pleasure and privilege to hear the 1880's Father Willis instrument played at this remarkable venue…
Hans Gál was born near Vienna in 1890 and, as a respected composer, became Director of Mainz Conservatoire in…
The new Music Director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel, born in Paris thirty six years ago,…
Zoltán Kodály used a collection of traditional tunes from Galánta in Slovakia that had originally been…
Haydn, the teacher, was not happy when he heard one of Beethoven's three trios which were to become his Opus…
There were smiles all round to welcome back the Estonian born Neeme Järvi, who was the Royal Scottish…
A cracking performance by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra of his favourite symphony, Beethoven’s No 7,…
The Arnold Singers from Rugby School were in the choir stalls under the direction of Rugby’s Director of…
In the centre of Ottawa sits the large building that houses Canada's National Arts Centre. Built in 1969…