Featured Today 
Full Marks - Bill Newman listens to Nikolai Demidenko
Anniversaries: William Wolstenholme; Franz Berwald; The Wasps; Domenico Scarlatti; Bernard Roberts; Ava June; Georges Auric
Today's concert: New York Choral Society 54th Annual Summer Sings - Handel: Messiah; New York, US
Festivals, competitions and masterclasses: Glimmerglass Festival; New York, US; Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival; Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Soweto and Safari, ZA; Salzburg Festival (18 July - 31 August); Salzburg, AT; Grand Prix Pattaya 2014 - International Choral Festival and Competition; Pattaya, TH; Buxton Festival; Derbyshire, UK; International Organ Festival; Haarlem, NL; Aspen Festival and School (26 June - 17 August); Colorado, US; Ryedale Festival; Yorkshire, UK; Verbier Festival (18 July - 3 August); Verbier, CH; Melodia! South American Music Festival; Buenos Aires, AR
Recent Articles
Ensemble. Fatally Compromised - Rossini's 'Otello', reviewed by Mike Wheeler
CD Spotlight. Without Despair - Sacred choral music by Poulenc, heard by Howard Smith. 'Harmonia mundi has struck oil ...'
CD Spotlight. Varied Mythology - Deutsche Grammophon's Strauss opera compilation, sampled by Robert Anderson. '... a hugely enjoyable set ...'
Ensemble. Whipped Cream - Buxton Festival's 2014 Opera Gala, attended by Mike Wheeler
Sparkling Performances - Organist Roy Massey visits Derby Cathedral, heard by Mike Wheeler
Ensemble. Celebratory and Ambiguous - Mozart, Judith Weir and Ravel from the Lawson Trio at Buxton, heard by Mike Wheeler
Ensemble. A Gasparini Renaissance - Giuseppe Pennisi experiences 'Il Bajazet'
Ask Alice - Busy researching an article, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh
Ensemble. Steely Force - A devastatingly fresh take on 'Orfeo ed Eurydice', admired by Mike Wheeler
Ensemble. Delicate Sensitivity - The Innovation Chamber Ensemble at Buxton, heard by Mike Wheeler
Ensemble. Dramatic Weaknesses - Dvorák's 'The Jacobin', reviewed by Mike Wheeler
CD Spotlight. Acknowledged Skill - Gwendolyn Mok plays Brahms, heard by Howard Smith. '... Mok falls short of Julius Katchen's flair ...'
Classical music news - Lorin Maazel (1930-2014); more ...
CD Spotlight. Very Searching - Peter Dickinson's 'The Judas Tree', heard by Robert Anderson. '... a notable performance ...'
CD Spotlight. Divertingly Arranged - Music from China and the USA, heard by Howard Smith. '... less conclusive ...'
Classical music news - Pincher Martin; more ...
CD Spotlight. Altogether Impressive - Khachaturian for violin and piano, heard by Robert Anderson. '... fine listening when interpreted as idiomatically as here.'
Classical music news - The King's Consort; more ...
Classical music news - The Opera Machine; The Schubert Project; more ...
Ensemble. Consummate Professionalism - Nigel Ogden begins Derby Cathedral's series of summer organ recitals, heard by Mike Wheeler
Classical music news - Sakari Oramo; Oscar Yatco; more ...
CD Spotlight. Extraordinarily Beautiful - Joseph Summer's Shakespeare Concerts Series, heard by Howard Smith. '... immediately expressive.'
Ensemble. Open-air Performance - A triptych of ballet on tour, with dancing in the monumental Roman ruins, experienced by Giuseppe Pennisi
CD Spotlight. Irrepressible Delights - Piano trios from the 1890s, heard by Howard Smith. '... compelling feeling and technical assurance ...'
CD Spotlight. Relatively Conservative - American music for flute and piano, heard by Ron Bierman. 'Amy Porter plays with feeling and clean, seemingly effortless articulation ...'
CD Spotlight. Expressive Style - Music for cello and guitar, heard by Howard Smith. '... the entire concert is alive with a myriad textual and sonic possibilities.'
Classical music news - July Newsletter (PDF, 950kb); Judith Weir; Julius Rudel; Mary Rodgers; more ...
CD Spotlight. Unequalled Refinement - Music by Marin Marais, heard by Gerald Fenech. 'Another triumph for Savall's seemingly inexhaustible musical genius.'
CD Spotlight. Commanding Authority - Shostakovich and Schnittke string quartets, heard by Howard Smith. '... vivid sonic immediacy.'
CD Spotlight. Refined Balance - Purcell sonatas, recommended by Gerald Fenech. '... irrepressibly elegant and restrained.'
Classical music news - Livorno Festival; Denise Shepherd; more ...
Ensemble. More Powerful - 'Carmen' in Bizet's original version, reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi
Classical music news - Schoenfeld Competition; Lee Hyla; more ...
Ensemble. Pure Entertainment - Roderic Dunnett visits Garsington Opera at Wormsley
Ensemble. Light of Hope - Palermo's mixed reception to an innovative 'Norma', reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi
