Artículos de Mark Pullinger

Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Royal Festival Hall with a programme that explores the legacy of black composers, as well as marking Beethoven's 250th anniversary. 

A rare outing for Beethoven's ballet, The Creatures of Prometheus, paired with a fiery symphony by Haydn. 

The new Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic reflects on the conductor’s toolbox, programme building and his first season in Oslo.

A deep-dive into the world of 14th-century Persian poet, Hafez, and his influence on song across the centuries. 

Rarities by Akimenko and Arutiunian on a musical menu designed by Kirill Karabits, but served in his absence by Martyn Brabbins. 

The American soprano reflects on career steps at The Royal Opera and Deutsche Oper Berlin and considers the vital role of streaming and connecting with audiences in the current climate.

A wide-ranging programme from the shape-shifting ensemble at Wigmore Hall explores love in its many guises. 

Beethoven meets Ottoman composer Dede Efendi in a contemporary take on the Pastoral Symphony in Istanbul. 

From two dreamy idylls to the agitated world of Shostakovich, a fine online programme from Kahchun Wong and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in the Esplanade Concert Hall.

Recorded in the Salle Bourgie, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the OM in two highly contrasting Beethoven symphonies. 

Igor Levit has been a familiar companion to many during lockdown via live streams, but an all-Beethoven recital "in the flesh" at Wigmore Hall was outstanding.

A trio of French works launch the English Chamber Orchestra's Sunday afternoon series, filmed in Beckenham Place Mansion.

A personal reflection on the world of streaming through lockdown... and how the attitude to free content needs to change. 

After a few streamed events with chamber forces, the full orchestra and chorus returned to the House – albeit not in their usual positions – for an entertaining fundraising gala.

Los telones de los teatros de ópera se alzan en algunas partes del mundo para ofrecer representaciones en directo de nuevo y la soprano norteamericana nos revela cómo es cantar en un montaje de "la nueva normalidad" del Teatro Real de Madrid.

With duets from Pique Dame and Iolanta, along with set pieces from Eugene Onegin, this gala was packed with Russian passion. 

Forget powerhouse “hojotohos” and sandblasting brass. Elīna Garanča and Christian Thielemann offered more intimate portraits of these composers at the Großes Festspielhaus.

“Go big or go home” could easily have been the motto of this summer’s festival. Muti didn’t just go big. He went huge. 

In a pandemic era of chamber reductions, the joy in this Mahler 6 was hearing an orchestra of 108 musicians let off the leash. 

It's difficult to believe Salzburg could have cast a finer Così in Loy's Covid-reduced production in the Großes Festspielhaus.