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the classical source classical music news and reviews skip to content skip to content main menu home recordings concerts proms concert reviews proms articles other stuff classical source recommends soundbite 60 opera 100 news contact us search for search reviews of live performance rhythm riot english national ballet english national ballet s latest mixed bill is a somewhat ho hum affair a two hour triptych comprising an undisputed masterpiece by a master choreographer and two commissions which to put it kindly read more september 30 2026 britten s war requiem with the lpo and edward gardner a full house greeted this season opening concert with palpable enthusiasm and wonder of wonders a decent hiatus of quiet contemplation before the closing applause never mind that britten s war requiem read more september 26 2026 richard strauss elektra at the edinburgh international festival it was this performance that stood out most of all when the eif brochure was issued last autumn richard strauss s second opera based on sophocles and his first collaboration with read more september 2 2026 bampton classical opera grétry s zemira e azor beauty and the beast this year s offering by bampton classical opera grétry s zemira e azor could almost be an allegory for the present situation in iran albeit that in this version of read more august 31 2026 tanglewood music center orchestra marin alsop conducts anna clyne s masquerade mahler 5 ray chen plays bruch the annual leonard bernstein memorial concert marin alsop conducted the tanglewood music center orchestra comprised of tmc fellows who have been selected to participate in an intensive program of advanced read more august 16 2026 boston symphony orchestra and martha graham dance company at tanglewood martha graham dance company joined anna handler and the boston symphony to perform appalachian spring graham s most famous ballet set to aaron copland s pulitzer prize winning score and for martha an excerpt from read more august 14 2026 more concert reviews recordings crq 706 pierre monteux on tour debussy fetes new york 1944 schubert 9 moscow 1956 beethoven 9 paris 1958 the great french conductor pierre monteux 1875 1964 was something of a wanderer after starting out read more september 30 2026 john wilson english string music volume 3 sinfonia of london the third collection of english string music from this source is as outstanding as its read more september 23 2026 faces places like many other modern composers josemari hernandez composes accessible largely tonal as opposed to confrontational read more september 23 2026 george szell live in cleveland helsinki unlike today back in the 1960s the world was awash with great conductors several of read more september 7 2026 heavenly lights mustonen kodaly bostridge altstaedt and mustonen alpha olli mustonen is perhaps best known as a pianist but he also has a considerable read more august 25 2026 beethoven mitsuko uchida at suntory hall mitsuko uchida isn t much associated with beethoven but she recorded these sonatas for philips in read more august 12 2026 more recording reviews news press releases these are usually taken from press releases provided to us and published verbatim last night of the proms 2026 sheridan smith beverley knight and ward thomas join the bbc symphony orchestra chorus and the bbc singers in a tribute to dolly parton read more september 10 2026 avie maps an american pulse before an autumn of contrasts read more august 7 2026 lso associate artists reshape the concert format this autumn read more august 4 2026 200 000 wolfson grant advances smith square restoration read more august 3 2026 join us wishing our managing director a very happy 60th birthday read more july 25 2026 michael tsalka brings bach s unfinished architecture to the piano read more july 23 2026 ensemble rýnský restores albertini s surviving violin collection read more july 22 2026 double bassist eduard marcu wins junior guildhall lutine prize 2026 read more june 25 2026 telekom beethoven competition and zenezen partner to back rising pianist seth schultheis read more april 23 2026 more news articles the rhythmic discipline how an ancient indian drum can sharpen a modern musician s focus we ve all been there you pick up your guitar or sit down at the piano ready for a great practice session ten minutes later you re read more september 28 2025 poiesis quartet takes top honors at 2025 banff international string quartet competition against the breathtaking backdrop of the canadian rockies in banff national park the 15th banff international string quartet competition bisqc brought together nine quartets seven read more august 31 2025 three days at the 2025 romsey chamber music festival the romsey chamber music festival goes from strength to strength and this year s events explored music belonging to endings transformation and the force of the read more june 6 2025 a tanglewood diary 2023 july 7 16 i spent ten days at tanglewood the boston symphony orchestra s summer home which brings performers teachers and students together enabling music lovers to experience a read more july 16 2023 romsey chamber music festival 2023 may 30 june 4 held annually since 2018 the romsey chamber music festival is one of hampshire s best kept musical secrets this year s six day festival comprising ten events featured repertoire given by an read more may 30 2023 a conductor s no nonsense response to a tempo dilemma we are all influenced by our first exposures to greatness whether it is a person structure or work of art those initial contacts inform us read more february 10 2023 more articles copyright 2026 the classical source accessibility statement contact us cookie policy uk privacy policy manage cookie consent to provide the best experiences we use technologies like cookies to store and or access device information consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique ids on this site not 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