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A hotbed of English radicalism? Auden, Britten and the unsung glory of the Group Theatre

When they weren’t having screaming rows, the members of this overlooked 1930s collective changed the course of cultural history. Why isn’t it better known?

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Picture a day like this; Peter Grimes; Carol Williams: Mad Rush – review

Sparkling musical invention pierces the gloom of George Benjamin’s mysterious new chamber opera; Britten’s masterpiece holds its own at ENO; and one woman, 7,866 pipes and resounding fun

The Guardian - UK

Classical home listening: Shostakovich’s 14th Symphony; Riot Ensemble’s Vestige

The BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds excels in Shostakovich’s intimate penultimate symphony, while new music champions Riot Ensemble explore memory, healing and desire

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“This experience could be life-changing for these young people” - the Manchester International Festival opera that’s making waves

Noah’s Flood at Depot Mayfield stars Lemn Sissay at the voice of God, 180 school children as an army of animals and a world-class musical ensemble

Manchester Evening News

The week in classical: 74th Aldeburgh Festival; Werther – review

From thundering Thorvaldsdóttir to late-night Bach, it’s a standout year for Britten’s music festival, while at the ROH Jonas Kaufmann made a subdued Werther

The Guardian - UK

Train firm Northern will pipe in CLASSICAL MUSIC on platforms to try and stop anti-social behaviour

“The classical music trials proved very interesting – and the results speak for themselves."

Manchester Evening News

Suffolk in the spring: Aldeburgh’s art, food, beach – and big skies

Now’s the time to enjoy Suffolk’s sandy North Sea coastline – and its new seaside hotels

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James Bowman obituary

Countertenor with a clean, focused and lyrical approach to both early and new music, including roles in two Britten operas

The Guardian - UK

Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World by Leah Broad review – off-key hymn to pioneers

This gushing celebration of composers who triumphed against the odds never quite communicates their place in history and leaves a hole at the centre where the music should be

The Guardian - UK

From Tchaikovsky to Pankhurst, the quiet love stories of history's queer musicians

Classical music doesn't have a particularly radical reputation, but that doesn't mean that queer culture hasn't been thriving for centuries within its ranks.

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The week in classical: Tosca; Gloriana review – made in Britain

The sensational Freddie De Tommaso soars alongside Natalya Romaniw in a catch-it-while-you-can Tosca

The Guardian - UK

Aurora Orchestra/Collon review – Shostakovich of rage and precision

There was nowhere to hide in this compelling reading of the Russian composer’s 14th symphony, the centrepiece of a programme that also featured Mahler and Britten

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: The Rape of Lucretia; Solomon’s Knot – review

A shocking update of Britten’s chamber opera feels wearily relevant. And one of the UK’s finest vocal ensembles probes the musical kinship of JS Bach and his uncle

The Guardian - UK

The Rape of Lucretia at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre review: a musical triumph

Contemporary resonances abound in this revival of Benjamin Britten’s opera

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Classical home listening: Mutter and Ferrández play Brahms; Ruby Hughes sings Huw Watkins

Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández excel in the Double Concerto while Hughes soars in Watkins’s song cycle Echo

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An explosive act of violence: why Britten’s Rape of Lucretia speaks to our brutal times

Britten’s opera is a strange, unsettling and unbearably private piece. Set in ancient Rome and written over 70 years ago, its theme is still all too contemporary, writes the director of a new production

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Into the Music review – an allegro trio

From dancers partnering with projections and CCTV-style surveillance to an engrossing piece inspired by Edvard Munch, Carlos Acosta’s company is continuing to carve out a niche

The Guardian - UK

Britten: The Music for String Quartet review – group’s bright sound illuminates early works

Britten’s complete works for string quartet are brought together on these three discs in which the Quartet’s rather brittle playing serves the earlier works better than the more mature ones

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Ed Lyon/James Cleverton/Psappha review – touching, lyrical premieres

Conor Mitchell’s Look Both Ways was the centrepiece of an evening of new music at the Cheltenham festival: a song cycle setting the love letters of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

The Guardian - UK

Snape Maltings concert hall in Suffolk given Grade II* listing

Hall is home to Aldeburgh festival of music and arts, founded by Benjamin Britten, which opens on Friday

The Independent UK

Concert hall that hosted Ed Sheeran performance granted listed status

Snape Maltings Concert Hall is close to Sheeran’s Suffolk home and was chosen as the venue for his Radio 1 Big Weekend gig last year.

The Guardian - UK

‘She’s badass’: how brick-throwing suffragette Ethel Smyth composed an opera to shake up Britain

She was bisexual, served a prison sentence, and was so outraged by cuts to her opera The Wreckers that she stormed the orchestra pit. Finally, this summer, it will be heard as its extraordinary composer intended

Asharq Al-Awsat

Groundbreaking Composer Harrison Birtwistle Dies at 87

Harrison Birtwistle, the creator of daringly experimental modern music who was recognized as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary composers, has died at 87. Birtwistle’s publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, said he died Monday at his home in Mere, southwest England.

The Independent UK

Groundbreaking composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87

Harrison Birtwistle, widely recognized as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary composers, has died at 87

Chicago Sun-Times

Pandemic-delayed memorial planned for Jan Bach, prolific composer who taught at NIU

He studied under Aaron Copland, played French horn in an Army band at JFK’s funeral and had a four-decade teaching career even as he continued to write music.

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