The Viride Quartet explore an absence of love in the depths of the Dutch countryside 27 November 2024Posted inMusic The Viride Quartet explore the absence of love with Henriëtte Bosmans' String Quartet in a concert deep in the Dutch countryside
A meeting of minds: Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic 5 November 2024Posted inMusic Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä forge a partnership of equals on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto
A rousing Mozart Requiem from Orchestra of the 18th Century and Cappella Amsterdam 25 October 2024Posted inMusic The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century with Cappella Amsterdam directed by Daniel Reuss, play Mozart's Requiem
Noa Wildschut steps in for Esther Yoo at the Concertgebouw 12 August 2024Posted inMusic Alexandre Bloch brought the Orchestre National de Lille to the Concertgebouw, with Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut
Zubin Mehta and the Staatskapelle Berlin play Bruckner 8 11 April 2024Posted inMusic An emotionally charged performance of Bruckner's Eighth symphony was on offer from the Staatskapelle Berlin in their Good Friday concert
Shane van Neerden’s piano recital challenges all the senses 12 January 2024Posted inMusic Shane van Neerden performs a programme of Debussy, Scriabin, Ives and a new commission for two pianos from Rick van Veldhuizen
The definition of love: Mäkelä conducts Mahler 3 at the Concertgebouw 21 September 2023Posted inMusic Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston forge a meeting of minds with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam
Deliciously Evil Hadestown is a Triumph 14 August 2023Posted inCulture, Music This slick contemporary score is timeless: I suspect we will still be humming these tunes for many years to come
A performance of contradictions: Belgian National Orchestra at the Concertgebouw 30 July 2023Posted inMusic Antony Hermus searches for menace and intrigue in the Belgian National Orchestra's programme in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw
Searching for greatness: The 2023 Mahler Competition 15 July 2023Posted inMusic Giuseppe Mengoli is a worthy winner of the 2023 Mahler Conducting Competition and will be a great ambassador for his art