Chelsea de Souza traverses the Silk Road on a musical quest The East-West musical route The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto death: Japanese electronic musician and film composer dies, aged 71 Experimental Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has died, aged 71 The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023
BBCNOW/Diakun/Tharaud review – a magical musical mind takes flight Thierry Pécou delivered a scintillating piano concerto grounded in Balinese tradition before Marzena Diakun presided over a moving eulogy to Bohemia The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023
The Week on Stage: From Sound of the Underground to Alex Edelman’s Just For Us A guide to the week’s theatre The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023
Bulgarian pianist Maria Martinova on her new album 'Nuit et Jour' Bulgarian pianist Maria Martinova joins us to talk about music from her new album "Nuit et Jour" (''Night and Day"), which revisits works from Debussy, Ravel and Zanon. She was a child prodigy in Bulgaria and she has trained all over the world, including at London's Royal Academy of Music. France 24 · Jan 6, 2023
Quirky, revelatory, intimate … the best classical releases of 2022 From live Tippett, locked-down Debussy and luminous Charles Koechlin to dazzling Szymanowski and dextrous Beethoven, we pick the outstanding releases of the past 12 months The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
BBCNOW/Jeannin review – exultant Ravel and extravagant Stravinsky Making her debut with the National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, Swedish conductor Sofi Jeannin controlled their massive sonorities with quiet authority The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022
Composer Lei Liang and Scripps oceanographers take deep dive in Arctic to create game-changing 'Six Seasons' SAN DIEGO — Groundbreaking composer Lei Liang has never been to the Arctic or to its Chukchi Sea, which sits between Alaska and Siberia. But that imposing 240,000-square-mile body of water's beneath-the-surface sounds not only inspired his provocative new work, "Six Seasons," they are an intrinsic and very audible part… Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022
Szymanowski: Piano Works review – glowing jewels from a supreme pianist The Polish virtuoso continues his journey through the music of his native land, bringing wit and delicate lyricism The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022
Prom 48: Australian World Orchestra/Zubin Mehta review – a remarkable and rare return The conductor was back at the Proms for the first time sine 2011 with a rather special orchestra The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022
Prom 44: BBCSO/Oramo review – Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D played with gravitas and grandeur The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus brought dynamic shading to Smyth’s at times forbidding work, and conjured sensuous beauty from Debussy’s Nocturnes The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra announces huge events for 2022/23 season There's a wide range of events planned for the 2022/23 season Liverpool Echo · May 19, 2022
Radu Lupu obituary Pianist of exceptional talent whose lack of flamboyance, together with his technical command, emphasised the effortlessness of his playing The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022
Poétiques de l’Instant: works by Debussy and Balmer review – thoughtful and rewarding Chamber works from the beginning and end of the composer’s career combine with a modern echo in this elegant collection The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022 Rob Rinder: Zelensky’s finest hour proves that we are not defined by just one act I adore all kinds of music — from plainsong to K-pop, from drill to Debussy — and friends will often send me snippets from concerts they think I’ll like. Back before Covid, one thoughtful person sent me a great clip from a foreign TV show: four men appeared on stage…
Bangkok Post · Feb 14, 2022 RBSO honours Princess Sirivannavari to kick off 2022 season The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) recently presented a highly inspired evening of music in honour of the birthday celebrations of the orchestra's patron HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022 Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande review – Roth and Les Siècles make beguiling opera more miraculous than ever Period instruments and French voices add an extra dimension to François-Xavier Roth’s recording