Articles by Bachtrack

In a musical landscape where the bigger beasts visit four or five venues and call it a tour, while the country’s two biggest opera companies seldom stray from the capital at all, it’s left to the modestly-resourced but ingeniously flexible English Touring Opera to fly the flag for mid-scale opera in the British provinces.

With its theme of “Chopin to Paderewski”, the festival honours those musical icons who helped forge the country’s cultural identity. 

With the reopening of the Grand Théâtre and a Ring cycle, Tobias Richter's last season finishes his ten year tenure in style.

Ahead of his performance with the Philharmonia Orchestra, we caught up with the pianist to talk Korea and the Grieg Piano Concerto. 

Top international orchestras and singers grace the stage of Budapest’s leading concert hall. 

In a season which bids goodbye to its Music Director Lan Shui, Singapore Symphony Orchestra both pays tribute to its history and looks forward.

Whether discovering new works or revisiting classics, the 2018-19 Hong Kong Philharmonic season has plenty to offer.

The Italian clarinettist talks about his life in Rome and shares his memories of Claudio Abbado.

The German clarinettist, or rather his father, had a very pragmatic approach when it came to choosing the right instrument.

From Mahler’s Resurrection to Elgar's Gerontius, a season of great works brought to venues in the Southwest. 

The American clarinettist shares his love for Rachmaninov's Second Symphony and his thoughts on a Mozart-Copland hybrid concerto.

Robert Plane talks about his time with the BBC NOW and how he was inspired by Jack Brymer playing the Mozart Concerto.

For their latest Top Ten playlist for Clarinet Month, our editors chose their favourite sonatas. 

Scottish Opera launches an eclectic mix of main house productions, touring activity and a large emphasis on youngsters in Scotland’s Year of Young People.

Antony Pay has been with the OAE since the beginning, or rather, since they included clarinets in the concerts.

A heavyweight tribute to the great Swedish soprano that would grace any coffee table strong enough to support it!

With storytellers and fairytales, the Bamberg Symphony promises a charming new season 2018-19.

Both Matthias Schorn and Daniel Ottensamer have been principal clarinets of the Vienna Philharmonic for a decade and have helped to shape the famous sound of this world class orchestra.

After an extensive tour while the Opera House is refurbished, the company returns to its ancestral home with a concentrated dose of all twelve Puccini operas. But the repertory system ensures that there's plenty of other fare.

Oliver Janes has been principal clarinet with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for over three years and still loves it like it was the first day.