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Bachtrack top ten: Gioachino Rossini

Von Mark Pullinger, 28 Februar 2023

“Give me a laundry bill and I will set it to music.” Composition seemed to come easily to Rossini. He wrote around 40 operas in only 17 years... but then he suddenly stopped. Enjoy our top ten selection.

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28 Feb 2023

Bachtrack top ten: Gioachino Rossini

Von Mark Pullinger

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LSO launches Conservatoire Scholarships Programme

Von Bachtrack, 23 Februar 2023

The LSO has launched a welcome initiative to aid musicians to pursue postgraduate study – often the most expensive, and most decisive, part of young musicians’ training.

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23 Feb 2023

LSO launches Conservatoire Scholarships Programme

Von Bachtrack

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Hisako Kawamura is rediscovering music and rethinking concert programmes

Von Leah Broad, 22 Februar 2023

Previewing her commemorative concerts after winning the 2020 Suntory Music Award, Hisako Kawamura talks about performing some rarely heard gems from Rebecca Clarke and Amy Beach.

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22 Feb 2023

Hisako Kawamura is rediscovering music and rethinking programming

Von Leah Broad

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Davóne Tines is confronting whiteness in classical music

Von Kurt Gottschalk, 20 Februar 2023

Classical music is long overdue for reconstruction. The groundbreaking bass-baritone Davóne Tines explains his engagement with this never-ending task.

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20 Feb 2023

Davóne Tines is confronting whiteness in classical music

Von Kurt Gottschalk

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Love, death, and Castor et Pollux: György Vashegyi on Rameau

Von Frank Kuznik, 18 Februar 2023

Hungarian conductor and harpsichordist György Vashegyi speaks about his role in the Early Music movement, music in Hungary, and his abiding love for Rameau.

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18 Feb 2023

Love, death, and Castor et Pollux: György Vashegyi on Rameau

Von Frank Kuznik

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Photo gallery: Animal Farm in rehearsal

Von Bachtrack, 17 Februar 2023

An exclusive photo gallery taking a behind-the-scenes look at Dutch National Opera’s ambitious new production of Animal Farm.

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17 Feb 2023

Photo gallery: Animal Farm in rehearsal

Von Bachtrack

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Breaking the cage from the inside: Dutch National Opera’s Animal Farm

Von Lawrence Dunn, 17 Februar 2023

A new opera based on Orwell’s Animal Farm will shortly open at Dutch National Opera. Director Damiano Michieletto, librettist Ian Burton and composer Alexander Raskatov speak about this ambitious and fervent new project.

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17 Feb 2023

Breaking the cage from the inside: Dutch National Opera’s Animal Farm

Von Lawrence Dunn

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Gothic horror, magic and romance at the 2023 Savonlinna Opera Festival

Von Bachtrack, 17 Februar 2023

In 2023 the Savonlinna Opera Festival once again offers a unique, summertime operatic experience – situated in a medieval lakeside castle.

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17 Feb 2023

Gothic horror, magic and romance at the 2023 Savonlinna Opera Festival

Von Bachtrack

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A Picture Guide to Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake

Von Deborah Weiss, 10 Februar 2023

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake is on tour until April, bringing classic opulence to multiple venues across the country.

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10 Feb 2023

BRB's Swan Lake: A Picture Guide

Von Deborah Weiss

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How Brexit has changed working in Europe for British dancers

Von Deborah Weiss, 10 Februar 2023

British dancer Rebecca Haw runs an agency giving guidance to young dancers auditioning for places in ballet companies. She describes the impact Brexit has had on British dancers.

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10 Feb 2023

How Brexit has changed working in Europe for British dancers

Von Deborah Weiss

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Matthew Rye

Von Mark Pullinger, 03 Februar 2023

We are devastated to learn of the death of Matthew Rye, one of our regular Bachtrack writers.

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Painting pictures at the keyboard: Nikolai Lugansky on Rachmaninov

Von Mark Pullinger, 26 Januar 2023

The Russian pianist discusses the challenges in Rachmaninov's music, the imagery in the Études-tableaux and champions the lesser known concertos.

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26 Jan 2023

Painting pictures at the keyboard: Nikolai Lugansky on Rachmaninov

Von Mark Pullinger

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Arvo Pärt: music for humanity

Von Lawrence Dunn, 06 Januar 2023

In our statistics for 2022, Arvo Pärt is the most performed living composer. What might account for the enduring appeal of this highly personal and spiritual music?

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06 Jan 2023

Arvo Pärt: music for humanity

Von Lawrence Dunn

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Pourquoi La Valse de Ravel est l’œuvre la plus jouée au monde

Von Tristan Labouret, 05 Januar 2023

L'œuvre du compositeur français a devancé les plus grands tubes de musique classique en 2022 selon nos statistiques. Triomphe exceptionnel ou début d'une domination durable ? Tentative d'explication.

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05 Jan 2023

Pourquoi La Valse de Ravel est l’œuvre la plus jouée au monde

Von Tristan Labouret

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Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini

Von Mark Pullinger, 22 Dezember 2022

Giacomo Puccini knew how to pull the heartstrings in his music. He made his soprano characters suffer... but also composed some of his best music for them.

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22 Dez 2022

Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini

Von Mark Pullinger

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Jul, jul, strålande jul! An alternative choral Christmas

Von Hugh Morris, 21 Dezember 2022

Exploring choral selections from Sweden, Chile, Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Dominica and Nigeria, to bring a variety of festive splendour to the end of this year.

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21 Dez 2022

An alternative choral Christmas

Von Hugh Morris

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Youthful fire in the Tokyo Philharmonic’s 2023 season

Von Bachtrack, 16 Dezember 2022

A slew of youthful soloists and conductors will appear with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in their 2023 season – alongside some venerable and prestigious elder hands.

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16 Dez 2022

Youthful fire in the Tokyo Philharmonic’s 2023 season

Von Bachtrack

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Orchestras on-demand: the online world of Symphony.live

Von Peter Quantrill, 15 Dezember 2022

How co-founder Rob Overman and Symphony.live are trying to create the Netflix of orchestral performance.

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15 Dez 2022

Orchestras on-demand: the online world of Symphony.live

Von Peter Quantrill

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Bucharest’s grand spectacle: the 2023 George Enescu Festival

Von Bachtrack, 14 Dezember 2022

The George Enescu International Festival returns for its 26th edition in 2023, playing host to some of the most illustrious orchestras and soloists Europe has to offer.

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14 Dez 2022

Bucharest’s grand spectacle: the 2023 George Enescu Festival

Von Bachtrack

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Tomáš Netopil: traversing 140 years of Czech music

Von Gianmarco Segato, 13 Dezember 2022

Conductor Tomáš Netopil discusses his love of Czech music, and his upcoming program with the Czech Philharmonic in January, featuring an unusual work of Janáček’s and a world premiere from Miloš Orson Štědroň.

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13 Dez 2022

Tomáš Netopil: traversing 140 years of Czech music

Von Gianmarco Segato

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England vs France – but with composers

Von David Karlin, 10 Dezember 2022

We imagine the teamsheets if England and France’s classical composers went head to head – via a sneak peak of Most Performed Composers from Bachtrack’s Annual Statistics 2022.

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10 Dez 2022

England vs France – but with composers

Von David Karlin

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Bachtrack top ten: César Franck

Von Mark Pullinger, 10 Dezember 2022

A Belgian in Paris, César Franck was a leading organist, composer and teacher in the 19th century, yet his music has slipped out of fashion in recent decades. There is much to enjoy in our playlist.

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10 Dez 2022

Bachtrack top ten: César Franck

Von Mark Pullinger

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Orchestras galore: the new season at Saffron Hall

Von Bachtrack, 01 Dezember 2022

Orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists from all over the country flock to Saffron Walden for Saffron Hall’s new 2023 season.

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01 Dez 2022

Orchestras galore: the new season at Saffron Hall

Von Bachtrack

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Screaming, singing, sulking: how schoolchildren have influenced composers from Imogen Holst to Alex Paxton

Von Elodie Olson-Coons, 30 November 2022

Speaking to Alex Paxton and Kate Whitley, Elodie Olson-Coons discusses how composers have been influenced by working with schoolchildren, this “amazing, little gobbet of sonic humanity”.

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30 Nov 2022

Screaming, singing, sulking: how schoolchildren influenced composers

Von Elodie Olson-Coons

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Janine Jansen and friends present a feast of Stradivari at Cadogan Hall

Von Bachtrack, 30 November 2022

Virtuosity and grace meet with impeccable provenance and immense value – in an all-Stradivarius concert at Cadogan Hall this December.

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30 Nov 2022

Janine Jansen leads a feast of Stradivari at Cadogan Hall

Von Bachtrack

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In the eye of the storm: Welsh National Opera’s Aidan Lang

Von David Karlin, 25 November 2022

In the latest Arts Council England funding allocations, WNO’s funding has been cut by a third. Their General Director discusses what's happened and how to survive it.

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25 Nov 2022

In the eye of the storm: Welsh National Opera’s Aidan Lang

Von David Karlin

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From streaming to total immersion: Idagio’s Till Janczukowicz

Von David Karlin, 25 November 2022

The founder and CEO of classical platform Idagio talks streaming, immersive experiences and about getting a better deal for artists.

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25 Nov 2022

From streaming to total immersion: Idagio’s Till Janczukowicz

Von David Karlin

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The Dawn Has Risen: a playlist of Ukrainian music

Von Lawrence Dunn, 24 November 2022

The tragedy of the invasion of Ukraine has rejuvenated interest in Ukrainian music for many across Europe. This playlist glances the surface of a musical culture that runs incredibly deep.

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24 Nov 2022

The Dawn Has Risen: a playlist of Ukrainian music

Von Lawrence Dunn

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Electric dreams: Sound Unwrapped 2023 at Kings Place

Von Bachtrack, 22 November 2022

With events ranging from contemporary classical to early music and electronica, Kings Place’s Sound Unwrapped 2023 is a mind-expanding exploration of combinations of acoustic sound and electronics.

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22 Nov 2022

Electric dreams: Sound Unwrapped 2023 at Kings Place

Von Bachtrack

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“It should belong to all of us”: Detlev Glanert’s Prague Symphony

Von David Grundy, 16 November 2022

The German composer discusses the long awaited world premiere of his new work Prague Symphony with the Czech Philharmonic, which sets fragments of Franz Kafka for two singers and orchestra.

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16 Nov 2022

“It should belong to all of us”: Detlev Glanert’s Prague Symphony

Von David Grundy

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The competition revealing the unsung wealth of Polish music

Von Peter Quantrill, 09 November 2022

The International Polish Music Competition returns to Rzeszów in 2023. From the spicy Roman Palester, to the fiery Grażyna Bacewicz, the competition uncovers a wealth of hidden gems in Polish chamber music.

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09 Nov 2022

The competition revealing the unsung wealth of Polish music

Von Peter Quantrill

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Coming together: a playlist for the US election

Von Lawrence Dunn, 08 November 2022

The world stands agog as the US undergoes another election. These composers sought to reveal the brokenness of US politics – and the ability of the American people to come together in spite of it.

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08 Nov 2022

Coming together: a playlist for the US election

Von Lawrence Dunn

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Lahav Shani: Digging deep in Rotterdam

Von Cameron Kelsall, 08 November 2022

In 2018 Israeli conductor and pianist Lahav Shani was appointed chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic at the age of 27. He discusses the orchestra’s musical adaptability, precision, and ability to dig deep.

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08 Nov 2022

Lahav Shani: Digging deep in Rotterdam

Von Cameron Kelsall

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Splendour and gold: Regents Opera prepares for new Ring cycle

Von Stephen Pritchard, 07 November 2022

From 2022–24, the opulent gold and marble of the Grand Temple, Freemasons’ Hall in London will host Regents Opera’s new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen – for a chamber ensemble of eighteen players.

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07 Nov 2022

Splendour and gold: Regents Opera prepares for new Ring cycle

Von Stephen Pritchard

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Arts Council England funding: winners and losers in dance

Von Graham Watts, 06 November 2022

For dance companies, the National Portfolio funding for 2023-26 reveals many new names, with winners for diversity and disability and losers for established companies in London.

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06 Nov 2022

Arts Council England funding: winners and losers in dance

Von Graham Watts

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A mixed picture for orchestras as Arts Council England moves focus outside London

Von Jo Johnson, 04 November 2022

An overwhelming feeling of “could have been worse” as orchestras receive the long-awaited news of their Arts Council funding.

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04 Nov 2022

A mixed picture for orchestras as ACE moves focus outside London

Von Jo Johnson

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Contemporary music sliced by Arts Council England’s knife

Von Lawrence Dunn, 04 November 2022

Arts Council England have issued multiple funding reductions to contemporary music organisations across England, with some seeing total reductions in funding.

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04 Nov 2022

Contemporary music sliced by Arts Council England’s knife

Von Lawrence Dunn

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Arts Council England’s funding round: its impact on opera

Von David Karlin, 04 November 2022

The biggest shock in today's round of ACE funding cuts was the news that ENO is no longer to be part of the National Portfolio.

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04 Nov 2022

Arts Council England’s funding round: its impact on opera

Von David Karlin

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Vimbayi Kaziboni: Music to change your life

Von Lawrence Dunn, 02 November 2022

We catch up with Zimbabwean-American conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni as he visits Manchester to conduct the BBC Philharmonic – in a project exploring interactions between the orchestra and artificial intelligence.

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02 Nov 2022

Vimbayi Kaziboni: Music to change your life

Von Lawrence Dunn

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Machine for Contacting the Dead: a playlist for Halloween

Von Lawrence Dunn, 24 Oktober 2022

A musical exploration of the roots of Halloween (and associated festivals La Toussaint and El Día de los Muertos) – when the dead come alive and walk among us.

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24 Okt 2022

Machine for Contacting the Dead: a playlist for Halloween

Von Lawrence Dunn

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Jörg Widmann: my music develops a life of its own

Von Michael Klier, 21 Oktober 2022

The composer tells us about Arche, his oratorio built on a massive scale, which receives its second ever performance at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw on 12th November.

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21 Okt 2022

Jörg Widmann: my music develops a life of its own

Von Michael Klier

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And the Indianapolis Violin winner is: Sirena Huang

Von Cameron Kelsall, 18 Oktober 2022

A violinist since the age of four, Huang tells us about her journey to the Indianapolis final and the ironclad preparation discipline that led to her win.

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18 Okt 2022

And the Indianapolis Violin winner is: Sirena Huang

Von Cameron Kelsall

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Staging Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs

Von Mark Pullinger, 14 Oktober 2022

This season, Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony hits London’s stages twice: Crystal Pite expands Flight Pattern for a new work at The Royal Ballet, while Isabella Bywater presents it at English National Opera.

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14 Okt 2022

Staging Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs

Von Mark Pullinger

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Finding curiosity and abandon: DNO Opera Studio’s Rosemary Joshua

Von David Karlin, 12 Oktober 2022

The star soprano describes the journey of change for young singers passing through Amsterdam’s artist development programme.

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12 Okt 2022

Finding curiosity: DNO Opera Studio’s Rosemary Joshua

Von David Karlin

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Online opera for the hardcore: the Liceu's Valentí Oviedo

Von David Karlin, 11 Oktober 2022

The General Manager of Barcelona's opera house tells us about their new digital offering Liceu+LIVE, which launches worldwide on 5th November.

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11 Okt 2022

Online opera for the hardcore: the Liceu's Valentí Oviedo

Von David Karlin

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International flavours back on the menu at Cadogan Hall

Von Bachtrack, 10 Oktober 2022

The celebrated Zurich International Orchestra Series returns to the Belgravia concert hall, featuring eight visiting orchestras from around the world.

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10 Okt 2022

International flavours back on the menu at Cadogan Hall

Von Bachtrack

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One of a kind: Impressions from the 2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

Von Cameron Kelsall, 07 Oktober 2022

We take in the atmosphere chatting to those behind the scenes and listen to highlights of this year's medalists.

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07 Okt 2022

Impressions from the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

Von Cameron Kelsall

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Un chorégraphe dans une ville-carrefour : Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui arrive à Genève

Von Laurine Mortha, 06 Oktober 2022

Le chorégraphe flamand, qui se définit lui-même « comme un directeur-voyageur », revient sur sa nomination à la tête du Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève et détaille ses projets futurs.

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06 Okt 2022

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui à Genève, chorégraphe dans une ville-carrefour

Von Laurine Mortha

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Something old, something new: Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Von Mark Pullinger, 05 Oktober 2022

How does this work by Vaughan Williams, an agnostic who composed hymns and was inspired by church music, cast its spell over audiences?

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05 Okt 2022

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Von Mark Pullinger

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The power and the glory: Vaughan Williams, the transcendent symphonist

Von Chris Garlick, 05 Oktober 2022

Ralph Vaughan Williams' nine symphonies represent one of the peaks of creative achievement in British culture. Enthusiast Chris Garlick takes us on a musical journey through the cycle.

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05 Okt 2022

The power and the glory: Vaughan Williams, the transcendent symphonist

Von Chris Garlick