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Emotional density: Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony

By Bachtrack, 22 October 2026

Frank Hammarin, horn player with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, talks about experiencing of Bruckner’s orchestral epic from within, and its emotional and acoustic power.

22 Oct 2026

Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony: Emotional density

By Bachtrack

Karisa Chiu performs with Leonard Slatkin and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra © Denis Ryan Kelly Jr

Centre of the violin world: Indianapolis Violin Competition 2026

By Cameron Kelsall, 19 October 2026

American violinist Karisa Chiu took the prestigious Gold Medal at International Violin Competition of Indianapolis this month, after finalists performed with Leonard Slatkin and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

19 Oct 2026

Centre of the violin world: Indianapolis Violin Competition 2026

By Cameron Kelsall

Will Tuckett, choreographer and director, and Eleanor Copping, dancer, rehearsing The Snowman © Johan Persson

Keeping the magic: Will Tuckett’s new Snowman

By Deborah Weiss, 13 October 2026

The British choreographer and dancer talks about his new production of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, and the challenges and rewards of creating a show for both children and adults.

13 Oct 2026

Keeping the magic: Will Tuckett’s new Snowman

By Deborah Weiss

The revolution in tones: Beethoven’s Eroica

By Bachtrack, 09 October 2026

Ahead of the orchestra’s Beethoven Cycle in 2027, the Bamberg Symphony’s principal horn Christoph Eß talks about his personal relationship with Beethoven’s most revolutionary symphony, a work that would alter music forever.

09 Oct 2026

Beethoven’s Eroica: The revolution in tones

By Bachtrack

Teodor Kuchar and the Ukrainian National Philharmonic Orchestra (aka Kyiv Philharmonic) © Sofia Johanson

Symphonies and air raid sirens: Kyiv Philharmonic’s opening night

By Sofia Johanson, 08 October 2026

As the Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra begins its 2026–27 season, it does so amidst increasing ballistic and drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital. Three of its youngest musicians, and pianist Fanya Lin describe what it’s like to perform during wartime.

08 Oct 2026

Symphonies and air raid sirens: Kyiv Philharmonic’s opening night

By Sofia Johanson

Didier Schnorhk © Courtesy of Concours de Genève

Running a competition like clockwork: Inside the Concours de Genève

By Elena Luporini, 07 October 2026

Having led the Concours de Genève for more than a quarter of its history, Didier Schnorhk teases the upcoming 80th edition with a look to the past and future of the contest, and music management à la suisse.

07 Oct 2026

Running a competition like clockwork: Inside the Concours de Genève

By Elena Luporini

Mario Brunello © Elvira Megías | Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical

From first principles: Mario Brunello plays Schumann on period cello

By Charlotte Gardner, 06 October 2026

One of the world’s leading Baroque cellists talks about diving into Schumann’s lyrical Cello Concerto, which he performs at Paris’ La Seine Musicale for the first time this November.

06 Oct 2026

From first principles: Mario Brunello plays Schumann on period cello

By Charlotte Gardner

Choirs of Orfeó Català at the Palau de la Música Catalana © Antoni Bofill | Palau de la Música Catalana

Voices of Catalonia: Xavier Puig takes the Orfeó Català centre stage

By Katia de Miguel, 02 October 2026

Ahead of a European tour with Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic, we chat with the Orfeó Català artistic director about his relationship with one of Spain’s foremost choral institutions.

02 Oct 2026

Voices of Catalonia: Xavier Puig takes the Orfeó Català centre stage

By Katia de Miguel

Orkest De Volharding at a demonstration in The Hague, 1975 © Hans Peters | Anefo (Netherlands National Archives)

Rhythms of dissent: Minimalism’s radicals

By David Grundy, 01 October 2026

As musical minimalism was gaining currency throughout the world, a generation of Dutch musicians took increasingly radical approaches. Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw is celebrating 50 years since this high watermark of musical dissent.

01 Oct 2026

Rhythms of dissent: Minimalism’s radicals

By David Grundy

Things left unsaid: Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir on Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande

By Bachtrack, 30 September 2026

Debussy’s only complete opera, Pélleas et Mélisande is a strikingly original piece of music drama. Icelandic mezzo-soprano Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir talks about taking on the role of Mélisande for the first time, and what makes this opera so special.

30 Sep 2026

Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande: Things left unsaid

By Bachtrack

Mourning and transition: Andrew Yee’s Trans Requiem

By Kurt Gottschalk, 29 September 2026

Composer and cellist Andrew Yee talks about her landmark choral and orchestral work Trans Requiem, written explicitly for transgender singers, and performing with Attacca Quartet, Caroline Shaw and inti figgis-vizueta.

29 Sep 2026

Mourning and transition: Andrew Yee’s Trans Requiem

By Kurt Gottschalk

Elisabet Strid as Brünnhilde in Siegfried at Covent Garden © Monika Rittershaus

Interview with the Valkyrie: Elisabet Strid on singing Wagner

By Elena Luporini, 28 September 2026

Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid reflects on Wagner’s heroines, in anticipation of Vincent Huguet’s new production of Siegfried for the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

28 Sep 2026

Interview with the Valkyrie: Elisabet Strid on singing Wagner

By Elena Luporini

Fortissimo! Behzod Abduraimov plays Rachmaninov in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 25 September 2026

The Uzbek pianist reunites with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic to perform Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto, a piece fast becoming Abduraimov’s signature work.

25 Sep 2026

Fortissimo! Behzod Abduraimov plays Rachmaninov in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

Always searching for the new: Bartłomiej Nizioł on the Wieniawski Competition

By Elena Luporini, 24 September 2026

From first prize winner in 1991 to President of the Jury in its upcoming edition in October, Nizioł has followed the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition for decades. He reveals what this bond has meant to him and how he has evolved in parallel.

24 Sep 2026

Always searching for the new: Bartłomiej Nizioł

By Elena Luporini

Jamiel Devernay-Laurence, artistic director and compère of Ballet Nights © Deborah Jaffe

Ballet Nights’ Jamiel Devernay-Laurence: a man without an off button

By Deborah Weiss, 21 September 2026

Former Scottish Ballet soloist turned producer and entrepreneur Jamiel Devernay-Laurence talks candidly about the risks and joys of putting on new and alternative productions.

21 Sep 2026

Ballet Nights’ Jamiel Devernay-Laurence: a man without an off button

By Deborah Weiss

Chromatica Orchestra © Monika Jakubowska

New kids on the block: Chromatica Orchestra

By Lawrence Dunn, 18 September 2026

With a remit explicitly aimed at supporting young professionals, Chromatica Orchestra have just appointed their first Principal Conductor. Oliver Cope talks about his plans for London’s newest, youngest orchestra.

18 Sep 2026

New kids on the block: Chromatica Orchestra

By Lawrence Dunn

Tyrone Singleton as Siegfried and Céline Gittens as Odette in Swan Lake © Bill Cooper

BRB’s Céline Gittens on why Swan Lake still thrills in all its many guises

By Deborah Weiss, 17 September 2026

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Céline Gittens tells us why Swan Lake still holds such an important place in the dancing canon for both audiences and performers.

17 Sep 2026

Why Swan Lake still thrills: BRB’s Céline Gittens

By Deborah Weiss

Weaver of souls: Jae Man Joo on his new ballet Auguries of Innocence

By Carla Escoda, 16 September 2026

In his new work for English National Ballet, the South Korean choreographer has taken influence from a classic of English literature: William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence – a parable of environmental destruction and yearning for a more humane world.

16 Sep 2026

Weaver of souls: Jae Man Joo on his new ballet Auguries of Innocence

By Carla Escoda

Impertinence! Making Baroque music the Latin American way

By Lawrence Dunn, 15 September 2026

In the midst of a devastating year for the country, young Venezuelan violinist Pablo Agudo López talks about finding crucial links between European Baroque music and the traditional music of Latin America.

15 Sep 2026

Impertinence! Making Baroque music the Latin American way

By Lawrence Dunn

Charlie Chaplin in City Lights © Roy Export S.A.S.

Silent cinema, spoken in dance: Chaplin’s City Lights as a new ballet

By Daniel Pratt, 14 September 2026

This autumn, British choreographer Alistair Marriott is collaborating with National Ballet of Japan on a new full-length narrative ballet, adapted from Charlie Chaplin’s timeless silent film City Lights. With a score taken from Chaplin’s own compositions, we discover what it takes to create a new ballet on this scale.

14 Sep 2026

Silent cinema, spoken in dance: Chaplin’s City Lights as a new ballet

By Daniel Pratt

Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan

Trust the process: Edward Gardner on finding his element with the LPO

By Peter Quantrill, 11 September 2026

The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor talks about returning to Britten’s War Requiem to launch the 2026–27 season, conducting opera, Sibelius and Schumann, and trusting in music to communicate its message.

11 Sep 2026

Trust the process: Edward Gardner on finding his element with the LPO

By Peter Quantrill

Alain Perroux in Geneva: the return of a native

By David Karlin, 09 September 2026

The new General Director of Grand Théâtre de Genève discusses his plans for the upcoming season, reviving lesser-known pieces, and how audiences are thirsty for new experiences.

09 Sep 2026

Alain Perroux in Geneva: the return of a native

By David Karlin

Young singers of Les Arts Florissants © Julien Gazeau

Generation upon generation: Paul Agnew on the mission of Les Arts Florissants

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 08 September 2026

For 20 years, Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants has been cultivating the next generation of singers with its Le Jardin de Voix programme. Director Paul Agnew talks about this mission, his love for early Baroque and Monteverdi’s secrets.

08 Sep 2026

Generation upon generation: Paul Agnew on Les Arts Florissants

By Elodie Olson-Coons

Bachtrack's Rising Stars 2026-27 © See captions

Rising Stars: Ten to watch in 2026–27

By Mark Pullinger, 02 September 2026

Editor Mark Pullinger selects ten young performers who are definitely worth following in the coming season.

02 Sep 2026

Rising Stars: Ten to watch in 2026–27

By Mark Pullinger

Jakob Wheway Hughes in Ashley Coupal’s Liminal for Emerging Dancer 2026 © English National Ballet, Isabella Turolla

Unmissable young dancers and choreographers to watch in 2026–27

By Deborah Weiss, 02 September 2026

Bachtrack’s dance writers choose up and coming young dance talents who shouldn’t be missed in the 2026–27 season.

02 Sep 2026

Unmissable young dancers and choreographers for 2026–27

By Deborah Weiss

English National Ballet rehearse Micaela Taylor’s Bow Out for Rhythm Riot © Isabella Turolla

Re-imaginings and new creations: Dance world premieres 2026–27

By Deborah Weiss, 01 September 2026

With new works from English National Ballet, Rambert and National Ballet of Japan, we take a taste of some of the new dance creations premiering around the world during the 2026–27 season.

01 Sep 2026

Re-imaginings and new creations: Dance world premieres for 2026–27

By Deborah Weiss

Mothers of Kherson © Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera

Inside out and upside down: Opera world premieres 2026–27

By Lawrence Dunn, 01 September 2026

This season, new operas are depositing characters in limbo between this life and the next – from Lincoln in Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo, to Bassem Akiki’s supernatural retelling of the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

01 Sep 2026

Inside out and upside down: Opera world premieres 2026–27

By Lawrence Dunn

Storm and stress: Amanda Forsythe on Georg Philipp Telemann’s Ino

By Bachtrack, 31 August 2026

Capturing the vogue for Sturm and Drang, Telemann’s dramatic cantata Ino was one of the composer’s last works in a prolific career. Soprano Amanda Forsythe talks about returning to the UK to sing this rare and exciting work with the Academy of Ancient Music.

31 Aug 2026

Telemann’s Ino: Storm and stress

By Bachtrack

Stalls at Teatro de la Zarzuela © Teatro de la Zarzuela

Madrid and its classical music venues

By Bachtrack, 28 August 2026

Stroll with us through the city, taking in the various venues dedicated to classical music. From opera and zarzuela to open-air recitals, Madrid’s musical scene is rich and truly captivating.

28 Aug 2026

Where to listen to music in Madrid

By Bachtrack

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra © Philharmonia Orchestra | Marc Gascoigne

Beethoven and beyond: Migros Culture Percentage Classics 2026–27

By Bachtrack, 27 August 2026

This season, Switzerland’s premier public-facing concert series juxtaposes several notable Beethoven performances with a variety of other music from around the world.

27 Aug 2026

Beethoven and beyond: Migros Classics 2026–27

By Bachtrack

Malpaso Dance Company in rehearsal in Havana © Christopher Duggan

Survival and resistance: Cuba’s Malpaso Dance and The Essence of Us

By Leigh Donlan, 25 August 2026

When the US government made it impossible for Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company to perform in New York City, the company refused to bow down, creating a new documentary in Havana with choreographer Pedro Ruiz on their deep creative resilience.

25 Aug 2026

Survival and resistance: Cuba’s Malpaso Dance

By Leigh Donlan

Luise von Garnier in La Belle et la Bête © Jan-Pieter Fuhr

World Photography Day: Our favourite photography on Bachtrack from 2025–26

By Bachtrack, 19 August 2026

This World Photography Day, Bachtrack’s editors make their picks for their favourite photographs from 2025–26, encompassing opera, ballet, orchestral performance and portrait photography.

19 Aug 2026

World Photography Day: Our favourite photography from 2025–26

By Bachtrack

One woman with many faces: a new operatic double bill at Charing Cross Theatre

By Bachtrack, 14 August 2026

Rising New Zealand soprano Katherine McIndoe takes on multiple personalities in the central roles of The Seven Deadly Sins and La Voix humaine, in a production directed by Alejandro Bonatto this September.

14 Aug 2026

One woman with many faces: a new operatic double bill

By Bachtrack

From Susanna to the Contessa… and back again: Louise Alder on singing Mozart

By Mark Pullinger, 24 July 2026

Soprano Louise Alder reflects on her experiences singing both Susanna and the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro and exploring other Mozart roles.

24 Jul 2026

From Susanna to the Contessa… and back again: Louise Alder on Mozart

By Mark Pullinger

An evening in Kuhmo © Jonas Kukkonen | Kuhmon Kamarimusiikki

Two spirits at a crossroads: Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival

By Tristan Labouret, 22 July 2026

World-class artists and teachers, distinctive and delightful concert programmes, unique venues: this Finnish festival is the world capital of chamber music in July.

22 Jul 2026

Two spirits at a crossroads: Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival

By Tristan Labouret

Granada: musical stages of infinite variety

By Aaron Vincent, 22 July 2026

The city of Granada is a veritable musical stage, as its rich heritage, along with its streets, squares and gardens, provides the setting for a wide variety of music – ranging from the most authentic flamenco to jazz, Early music, dance and symphonic music.

22 Jul 2026

Granada: musical stages of infinite variety

By Aaron Vincent

Outdoor performance in the French Pyrenees at Piano Pic festival © Piano Pic

Seven tips for surviving the heat at summer concerts

By Alison Karlin, 20 July 2026

Bachtrack Director Alison Karlin shares her top tips for keeping cool at concerts – especially outdoor summer festivals – during a heatwave.

20 Jul 2026

Seven tips for surviving the heat at summer concerts

By Alison Karlin

Honour and credit: Rudolf Buchbinder on 20 years of Grafenegg

By Chanda VanderHart, 17 July 2026

Ahead of the Grafenegg Festival’s 20th edition this year, artistic director Rudolf Buchbinder talks about Grafenegg’s new hall that carries his name, and why he is more nervous in performance than ever.

17 Jul 2026

Honour and credit: Rudolf Buchbinder on 20 years of Grafenegg

By Chanda VanderHart

The Chamber Chorus of the Palau de la Música with the Philharmonia Orchestra © Rachael Hacking

Big Bs in Barcelona: Palau de la Música in 2026–27

By Bachtrack, 10 July 2026

This upcoming season at the Palau – which has a strongly Bachian and Beethovenian flavour – features many of Europe’s most celebrated soloists and ensembles.

10 Jul 2026

Big Bs in Barcelona: Palau de la Música in 2026–27

By Bachtrack

Family secrets: Mark-Anthony Turnage returns to Festen

By Eleanor Knight, 10 July 2026

Ahead of a new orchestral suite from Festen presented at the BBC Proms this month, Mark-Anthony Turnage talks about returning to this opera of secrets and revelations, and discovering things about his own family too.

10 Jul 2026

Family secrets: Mark-Anthony Turnage returns to Festen

By Eleanor Knight

No final thoughts: Marc-André Hamelin

By Cameron Kelsall, 07 July 2026

The Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer talks about returning to an old friend: Brahms, whose Second Piano Concerto and Horn Trio he performs in several concerts with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

07 Jul 2026

No final thoughts: Marc-André Hamelin

By Cameron Kelsall

Fanfare on the Festspielhaus balcony © Meike Kratzer

Bayreuth 150: reflections from the Green Hill

By Bachtrack, 03 July 2026

The Bayreuth Festival will celebrate its anniversary season in 2026. It has been a pilgrimage site for Wagnerians for 150 years, with Bachtrack attending regularly since 2014. We asked our reviewers to share their fondest memories with us.

03 Jul 2026

Bayreuth 150: reflections from the Green Hill

By Bachtrack

Nicky Spence in Peter Grimes © Dafydd Owen

The singing actor: Nicky Spence

By Kevin W Ng, 30 June 2026

This year celebrated Scottish tenor Nicky Spence returns to the BBC Proms to perform in Oberon – and at the Last Night. But how does he feel about all the flag-waving?

30 Jun 2026

The singing actor: Nicky Spence

By Kevin W Ng

Johannes Le Pennec conducts Ondes Plurielles in Saint-Marcel Church © Rémi Monti / Bachtrack

Taking a dive into the world of amateur orchestras in Paris (3/3)

By Rémi Monti, 26 June 2026

Paris is home to a host of amateur orchestras. In a series of three articles, we take a closer look at these ensembles, from rehearsals to concerts. This third instalment features Ondes Plurielles and the COGE.

26 Jun 2026

Taking a dive into the world of amateur orchestras in Paris (3/3)

By Rémi Monti

Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night (1889) © Public domain

Bachtrack top ten: musical art galleries

By Mark Pullinger, 25 June 2026

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition famously depicts artworks by his friend Viktor Hartmann, but which other musical works were inspired by the visual arts?

25 Jun 2026

Bachtrack top ten: musical art galleries

By Mark Pullinger

Elektra on the stage of the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez at the Philharmonie de Paris © Evann Ali-Yahia

Taking a dive into the world of amateur orchestras in Paris (2/3)

By Rémi Monti, 19 June 2026

Paris is home to a host of amateur orchestras. In a series of three articles, we’ll be taking a closer look at these ensembles, from rehearsals to concerts. This second instalment features Elektra.

19 Jun 2026

Taking a dive into the world of amateur orchestras in Paris (2/3)

By Rémi Monti

Sabrina Lenzi and Kevin O’Hare in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering © Bill Cooper, 1995

Backwards bourrées: reviving Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering

By Bachtrack, 17 June 2026

Christopher Carr talks about the challenges of resetting Ashton’s Birthday Offering for a new generation, and how grateful he is to have notation to refer to the original choreography.

17 Jun 2026

Ashton’s Birthday Offering: Backwards bourrées

By Bachtrack

Liam Francis in Kim Brandstrup’s Life is a Dream for Rambert © Johan Persson

Breaking free: Liam Francis makes a new company

By Deborah Weiss, 15 June 2026

Liam Francis talks openly about creating a new dance company, finding his choreographic voice, successes and insecurities, and a circuitous route to securing a life in dance.

15 Jun 2026

Breaking free: Liam Francis makes a new company

By Deborah Weiss

Ut Cinquième in the church of Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre © Rémi Monti / Bachtrack

Taking a dive into the world of amateur orchestras in Paris (1/3)

By Rémi Monti, 12 June 2026

Paris is home to a host of amateur orchestras. In a series of three articles, we’ll be taking a closer look at these ensembles, from rehearsals to concerts. The first instalment features Ut Cinquième.

12 Jun 2026

Taking a dive into the world of amateur orchestras in Paris (1/3)

By Rémi Monti

Saaremaa Opera Festival at Kuressaare Castle © Foundation Eesti Kontsert

Far from daily life: Saaremaa and Narva Opera Festivals in Estonia

By Simon Cummings, 12 June 2026

Every summer, Saaremaa Opera Festival and Narva Opera Days are held at the extreme west and eastern ends of Estonia – far from everyday life, where things can become uncanny, unpredictable and fantastical.

12 Jun 2026

Far from daily life: Saaremaa and Narva Opera Festivals

By Simon Cummings