Review: BBC PROMS: RAVEL’S PIANO CONCERTO FOR THE LEFT HAND, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Jul 21, 2025
A slightly curious evening lay in wait with this Prom, performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under the guiding baton of Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth. Shostakovich, Ravel and Walton are all familiar names to the classical music enthusiast, but the pieces themselves don’t appear to have anything to link them; that it’s the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death and the 150 years since Ravel’s birth is possibly as close as we’re going to get.
The BBC Proms Reveals Lineup For 2025 Edition
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025
The BBC Proms has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition. The BBC Proms will present an eight-week celebration of music featuring over 3,000 artists, the first overnight Prom in almost half a century and more than 80 solo debuts.
Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL, Royal Opera House
by Michael Higgs - Dec 18, 2023
Antony McDonald's production simply oozes glamour and matches perfectly the opera’s quintessentially Romantic music. Eerie forests cast in twilight, cluttered huts, and old-fashioned costumes mix and mingle to give audiences a feeling of watching something straight out of the 19th century.
The Royal Opera House Reveals 2023/24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2023
The Royal Opera House has announced its 2023/24 Season, unveiling a bold programme of thrilling new work, UK premieres and much-loved revivals, alongside the biggest national learning programme in our history, exciting new regional partnerships, and a host of daytime events, behind the scenes tours, exhibitions and artistic Insights at our home in the heart of Covent Garden.
The Seattle Symphony Announces Its 2023/2024 Season At Benaroya Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2023
The Seattle Symphony's 2023/2024 season marks the orchestra's 120th season and the 25th anniversary of Benaroya Hall's opening. The season launches with recreations of the Symphony's and the Hall's first-ever concerts; featuring Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and soprano Alexandra LoBianco.
Pianist Ethan Loch, From Glasgow, Is The BBC Young Musician 2022 Keyboard Winner
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2022
17-year-old pianist Ethan Loch, from Glasgow, has won the Keyboard Final of BBC Young Musician 2022 and will progress through to the Grand Final of the competition. He is the fifth and last finalist to be announced as part of the 2022 edition of the contest, joining viola player Jaren Ziegler, flautist Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez, trumpeter Sasha Canter, and percussionist Jordan Ashman.
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Announces July-December 2021 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2021
Running from 26 November to 4 December at the Adelaide Showground, the Festival of Orchestra is an Australian first, and features six concerts celebrating the world’s greatest orchestral music from the concert hall, Broadway, dance club, rock arena and the silver screen.
Royal Opera House Announces Schedule For Spring and Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2021
Today the Royal Opera House has announced more details of its schedule of in-person and streamed Spring and Summer performances, with public booking opening on 7 May 2021 and the doors opening to socially-distanced, in-person audiences from 17 May 2021.