Articles by Bachtrack

Contemporary opera has bounced back from the disruptions of the pandemic with significant gusto. We look ahead to several major operatic world premieres in the 2023–24 season.

In Tokyo, a fleet of youthful soloists complement a range of big repertoire works – Rite of Spring, Turangalîla-Symphonie, Macbeth, Boléro – full of sex and violence and all things sensual.

Presenting all nine symphonies and the song cycles over ten days in Amsterdam, the Mahler Festival features the Royal Concertgebouw, Budapest Festival, NHK Symphony, Chicago Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras.

Staged by Hungarian State Opera, Peter Eötvos’ thirteenth opera, his first in the Hungarian language, adapts László Krasznahorkai’s darkly surreal novel The Melancholy of Resistance.

Bassoonist Michael Sweeney talks about Mozetich’s lush and evocative concerto, ahead of performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra later this autumn.

The London concert venue offers a range of concert series this year, featuring Richard Strauss, Baroque composers, Spanish composers, as well as a variety of free concerts, and concerts for children.

An especially strong showing of piano and violin soloists join a slew of touring and domestic orchestras, early music ensembles, singers and chamber groups in the Palau’s rich new season.

As the Republic gears up for the Year of Czech Music 2024, the Czech capital’s offerings of opera, ballet, orchestral and chamber music are accelerating.

The vast 2023–24 season at Budapest boast 41 different operas and 19 ballets – with new productions of Boris Godunov, Rusalka, ballets by Bartók, and a world premiere from Peter Eötvös.

Bachtrack polled 15 of the world's leading music critics and can reveal their 2023 list of the world's greatest orchestras and conductors. 

Les Arts Florissants’ new production combines choreography from Mourad Merzouki with the vocal ensemble Les Jardins des Voix, turning Purcell’s fantastical work into a sung ballet.

With Sir Simon Rattle departing, Sir Antonio Pappano steps up as Chief Conductor Designate, alongside a plethora of guest conductors and soloists including Barbara Hannigan, Michael Tilson Thomas and François-Xavier Roth.

The 2023–24 season at Lugano’s LAC boasts a wide range of orchestral and chamber offerings, including visits from Martha Argerich, Ton Koopman, Riccardo Chailly and Grigory Sokolov.

The Czech Philharmonic marks its 130th anniversary with a season perfect for Dvořák fans, with visits from Augustin Hadelich, Sir András Schiff, Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen.

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In their 10th anniversary year, Saffron Hall continues to boast the cream of British orchestral and chamber talent – and some outstanding international visitors too.

An international destination for Early Music, the 44th Ambronay Festival gathers together many well-known artists from all over the world, in a programme combining masterpieces and rarities.

Singapore’s Esplanade welcomes a slew of virtuoso soloists and guest conductors for their alluring new season.

One of the world’s most innovative opera houses, DNO’s new season offers a slew of bold new opera and ballet productions.

This year’s festival features a rare Handel opera, led by director and countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić, an unusual production of Monteverdi’s L'Orfeo, and a veritable feast of recitals.