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Ed Lyon © Nik Pate
By , 12 February 2026
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London
12 Feb 2026
Ed Lyon excels in Monteverdi’s Songs of Love and War
By Stephen Pritchard
Explora I © Explora Journeys
By , 28 November 2025
Explora I © Explora Journeys
28 Nov 2025
Daniel Hope heads starry line-up for Sea & Music 2026
By Stephen Pritchard
Vienna Boys Choir perform in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna © Lukas Beck
By , 13 January 2025
Vienna Boys Choir perform in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna © Lukas Beck
13 Jan 2025
Get Bach! Vienna Boys Choir go Lutheran
By Stephen Pritchard
Caroling on Twelfth Night © Sasastro | Flickr
By , 12 December 2024
Caroling on Twelfth Night © Sasastro | Flickr
12 Dec 2024
The hidden folk history of Christmas carols
By Stephen Pritchard
The orchestra pit at Wexford Festival Opera © Patricio Cassinoni
By , 11 November 2024
The orchestra pit at Wexford Festival Opera © Patricio Cassinoni
11 Nov 2024
The ultimate gig economy: freelance life in the orchestra pit
By Stephen Pritchard
Wallis Giunta (Dinah) © Marc Brenner 2024
By , 10 October 2024
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Wallis Giunta (Dinah) © Marc Brenner 2024
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London
10 Oct 2024
Bernstein’s devastating double bill of raw emotion cuts to the bone
By Stephen Pritchard
The Scottish Ensemble © Pete Woodhead
By , 29 September 2024
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The Scottish Ensemble © Pete Woodhead
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London
29 Sep 2024
Scottish Ensemble at the QEH: hugely energetic, top-quality playing
By Stephen Pritchard
View over Lucca, and towers of San Paolino and Torre delle Ore © R. Giomi
By , 12 June 2024
View over Lucca, and towers of San Paolino and Torre delle Ore © R. Giomi
12 Jun 2024
A journey through Puccini’s Tuscany
By Stephen Pritchard
Ruzan Mantashyan (Mimì) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
By , 24 January 2024
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Ruzan Mantashyan (Mimì) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
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London
24 Jan 2024
Impressive Royal Opera debut by Ruzan Mantashyan in Bohème revival
By Stephen Pritchard
Estonian Song Festival © Jaanus Ree
By , 05 December 2023
Estonian Song Festival © Jaanus Ree
05 Dec 2023
Thousands of voices raised in song: choral traditions at Tartu 2024
By Stephen Pritchard
Marin Alsop conducts the Seattle Symphony © Carlin Ma
By , 04 December 2023
Marin Alsop conducts the Seattle Symphony © Carlin Ma
04 Dec 2023
The trumpet shall sound: Marin Alsop on reinventing Handel’s Messiah
By Stephen Pritchard
Il diluvio universale © Gianfranco Rota
By , 17 November 2023
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Bergamo
17 Nov 2023
Donizetti Festival’s Il diluvio universale drowned in video
By Stephen Pritchard
Ema Nikolovska (Woman) and John Brancy (Artisan) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
By , 22 September 2023
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Ema Nikolovska (Woman) and John Brancy (Artisan) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
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London
22 Sep 2023
Intriguing, mysterious, intense: Picture a day like this at the ROH
By Stephen Pritchard
Gwyn Hughes Jones (Peter Grimes) © Tom Bowles
By , 21 September 2023
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Gwyn Hughes Jones (Peter Grimes) © Tom Bowles
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London
21 Sep 2023
Peter Grimes a raging, powerful, defiant start to the new ENO season
By Stephen Pritchard
Opera Holland Park Chorus © Craig Fuller
By , 19 July 2023
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Opera Holland Park Chorus © Craig Fuller
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London
19 Jul 2023
Lights, camera, distraction: Opera Holland Park stages B-movie Bohème
By Stephen Pritchard
Robert Murray (Mitridate) © Craig Fuller
By , 01 June 2023
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High Wycombe
01 Jun 2023
Fine cast shines in Garsington's new Mitridate
By Stephen Pritchard
Józef Kozłowski’s Requiem first edition, published in c.1804 © University of Warsaw Library
By , 16 March 2023
Józef Kozłowski’s Requiem first edition, published in c.1804 © University of Warsaw Library
16 Mar 2023
Unearthing a royal requiem in Singapore
By Stephen Pritchard
Martha Argerich © Philipp Schmidli
By , 08 February 2023
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Martha Argerich © Philipp Schmidli
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Lucerne
08 Feb 2023
Martha Argerich returns with thrilling Schumann concerto in Lucerne
By Stephen Pritchard
Jean Rondeau © Philipp Schmidli
By , 07 February 2023
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Jean Rondeau © Philipp Schmidli
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Lucerne
07 Feb 2023
In at the deep end for harpsichordist Jean Rondeau in Lucerne
By Stephen Pritchard
The Emerson String Quartet © Mark Allan
By , 09 November 2022
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The Emerson String Quartet © Mark Allan
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London
09 Nov 2022
The Emerson Quartet bid a bleak farewell to London
By Stephen Pritchard
Conductor Ben Woodward © Sara Porter
By , 07 November 2022
Conductor Ben Woodward © Sara Porter
07 Nov 2022
Splendour and gold: Regents Opera prepares for new Ring cycle
By Stephen Pritchard
Yo-Yo Ma accepting the Birgit Nilsson Prize © Markus Gårder
By , 18 October 2022
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Yo-Yo Ma accepting the Birgit Nilsson Prize © Markus Gårder
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Stockholm
18 Oct 2022
Music, people, planet: a triumphant celebration in music for Yo-Yo Ma
By Stephen Pritchard
Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Gilbert and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra © Yanan Li
By , 16 October 2022
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Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Gilbert and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra © Yanan Li
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Stockholm
16 Oct 2022
Birgit Nilsson Prize: dazzling Dvořák from the ever-smiling Yo-Yo Ma
By Stephen Pritchard
Aida Triumphal March © ROH | Tristram Kenton
By , 25 September 2022
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Aida Triumphal March © ROH | Tristram Kenton
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London
25 Sep 2022
Royal Opera Aida: a howl of protest against nationalism
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 25 July 2022
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Lerici
25 Jul 2022
Lerici Music Festival: two world premieres inspired by Shelley
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 02 June 2022
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London
02 Jun 2022
Carmen straight, with a slice of lemon, at Opera Holland Park
By Stephen Pritchard
András Keller conducting Concerto Budapest © Andrea Felvegi
By , 10 May 2022
András Keller conducting Concerto Budapest © Andrea Felvegi
10 May 2022
András Keller on Concerto Budapest's first UK tour
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 07 April 2022
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Oslo
07 Apr 2022
Klaus Mäkelä conducts a fluent Bach Mass in B minor in Oslo
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 23 January 2022
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London
23 Jan 2022
Trevor Bowes sews up Handel's most fiendish character with the OAE
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 11 January 2022
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Hamburg
11 Jan 2022
Take five: Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie celebrates an early birthday
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 18 November 2021
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Reykjavík
18 Nov 2021
Ólafsson, Adès and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra kickstart the planet
By Stephen Pritchard
Nicola Luisotti © John Martin
By , 12 October 2021
Nicola Luisotti © John Martin
12 Oct 2021
The language of music: Nicola Luisotti and Suntory Hall
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 09 July 2021
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Ravenna
09 Jul 2021
Ravenna Festival: in paradise, everything is just a little too quiet
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 08 July 2021
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Ravenna
08 Jul 2021
Ravenna Festival: Dante’s menagerie comes to vivid, vocal life
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 06 June 2021
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High Wycombe
06 Jun 2021
Spectacle and opulence in a richly rewarding Rosenkavalier
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 01 June 2021
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London
01 Jun 2021
Opera Holland Park: colour and laughter as Figaro opens the season
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 17 May 2021
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London
17 May 2021
La clemenza: Royal Opera returns with political scheming
By Stephen Pritchard
One of the unique events at last year's Bergen International Festival © Thor Brødreskift | Bergen International Festival
By , 06 May 2021
One of the unique events at last year's Bergen International Festival © Thor Brødreskift | Bergen International Festival
06 May 2021
Music without limits: the Bergen International Festival 2021
By Stephen Pritchard
Budapest © Hungarian Tourism Agency
By , 29 April 2021
Budapest © Hungarian Tourism Agency
29 Apr 2021
From Hungary to the world: the Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 22 April 2021
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Stockholm
22 Apr 2021
Shostakovich's cinematic First Symphony too big for the small screen
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 02 April 2021
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Aix-en-Provence
02 Apr 2021
Luxury casting in Aix for a radiantly transcendent St Matthew Passion
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 19 March 2021
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Seattle
19 Mar 2021
Seattle Opera’s fast-track Don revealed in stark black and white
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 12 March 2021
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Munich
12 Mar 2021
Simon Rattle shows why London's tragic loss is Munich's infinite gain
By Stephen Pritchard
Martin Karu © Jake Farra
By , 02 February 2021
Martin Karu © Jake Farra
02 Feb 2021
Martin Karu: Aiming for warmth and richness
By Stephen Pritchard
Jasper Parrott and Vladimir Ashkenazy © Kaupo Kikkas
By , 04 December 2020
Jasper Parrott and Vladimir Ashkenazy © Kaupo Kikkas
04 Dec 2020
Virtual Circle: taking classical music into a greener future
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 19 November 2020
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Snape
19 Nov 2020
The OAE: why it's not wise to always see double
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 22 October 2020
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London
22 Oct 2020
One last time: Tasmin Little bids farewell to the Southbank Centre
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 20 October 2020
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London
20 Oct 2020
In the round: Roderick Williams sings and directs the OAE
By Stephen Pritchard
By , 17 October 2020
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London
17 Oct 2020
A live audience returns to Covent Garden
By Stephen Pritchard
Nicola Candlish © British Youth Opera
By , 02 October 2020
Nicola Candlish © British Youth Opera
02 Oct 2020
Training tomorrow's stars amid the reality of today's pandemic
By Stephen Pritchard