Bachâs St John Passion
The arrival of Lent opens the season for #Bachâs Passions. If youâve never heard the St John Passion LIVE, then maybe this is the year!? #ad
The Royal Choral Society performs this incredible work at Holy Trinity Sloane Square on Saturday 5 March (6pm) with The Hanover Band and a stellar line up of soloists: Nicholas Mulroy, Jimmy Holliday, Rebecca Lea, Alexander Chance, Joseph Doody & Tristan Hambleton.
Music Director Richard Cooke introduces the St John Passion in this short video, highlighting the choirâs historical connection with the piece.
Tickets: https://fixr.co/event/646491523
London Mozart Players
See Sheku Kanneh-Mason present a âFresh Take' on Shostakovich LIVE at Fairfield Halls with London Mozart Players on Sunday 13 February at 7.30pm. 'It's one of my favourite pieces â not all that well known, but it has a real intensity.â
Tickets: www.fairfield.co.uk
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Boris Giltburg on Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Boris Giltburg talks to Owen Mortimer, editor of International Piano Magazine, about recording the complete cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas to mark the composer's 250th anniversary.
The 9-disc boxed set is now available from Naxos UK.
Trailer: Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year Festival 2021
Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year Festival begins tonight, bringing you two days of concerts from the world-leading ensembles shortlisted for this year's Gramophone Awards
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The music featured in this video is the Orchestre symphonique de MontrĂŠal and Kent Nagano playing the fourth movement of Schumann's Second Symphony, the full performance of which is part of this year's festival
In conversation: Roderick Williams on English Song
Roderick Williams - Baritone talks to Ashutosh Khandekar, editor of Opera Now, about English song and his approach to recording works by Britten, Butterworth, Finzi, Ireland and Vaughan Williams for Naxos UK.
The highly acclaimed English Song Series returns on Naxos, the new 25CD deluxe box set is available now đ
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Read Opera Now's full feature on English song in the July/August 2021 issue, on sale from 22 June. Subscribe today to get your copy đ
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Howard Shelley & London Mozart Players explore Hummel's Piano Concerto No. 4
Hummel was considered one of the most talented composer-pianists of his day, even compared to his friends Mozart and Beethoven.
Howard Shelley & London Mozart Players explore his Piano Concerto No. 4 in their third online concert, presented in association with our sister title International Piano Magazine.
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This BBC Proms season includes the first ever Relaxed Prom!
The concert, which takes place at 12pm tomorrow, has been designed specifically to cater for adults and children with autism, sensory and communication impairments and learning disabilities as well as individuals who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind and partially sighted.
Here's actor Richard Mylan and his son Jaco after attending their first relaxed performance...
Watch Thomas Quasthoff documentary on Lied singing ('Becoming a Lied Singer: Thomas Quasthoff and the art of German song') tonight at 8pm on BBC Four.
