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Rachmaninov tops Classic FM poll on 150th anniversary of birth

It was also a record year for film music.

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Vaughan Williams - A Celebration at the Royal Festival Hall review: showed the sheer power of the Bach Choir

One of Britain’s most cosmopolitan composers was celebrated with a forceful performance of the immense A Sea Symphony

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022

LPO/Manze review – Vaughan Williams’s beauty, and disturbing power, to the fore

The London Philiharmonic began its 150th tribute with beloved gems before unleashing the composer’s mighty Ninth Symphony – with a trip into Tom Coult’s luscious Pleasure Garden on the way

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

The week in classical: Prom 14: CBSO/ Yamada; Prom 16: BBCNOW/ Manze; L’incoronazione di Poppea

Why do some Proms sound better in the Albert Hall and others at home on the radio? Elsewhere, Grimeborn gets off to a smouldering start

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022

Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet, Quartet and Trio review – a sister steps out of the shadows

Vibrant performances of works by the Mendelssohns prove Fanny’s chamber music can stand up alongside any of the period

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022

Prom 2: Sinfonia of London/Wilson review – an incisive and exciting celebration of British music

John Wilson’s orchestra launched the celebrations of Vaughan Williams’ centenary, gave a fresh account of the Enigma Variations and played music by Walton, Bax and Huw Watkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

David Lloyd-Jones obituary

Founding conductor of Opera North and a champion of Russian operas and British symphonies

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

Inside Queen's meetings with royal fans that changed everyday people's lives

Robbie Maiden, George Herbert Vaughan, Glenys Elrick and Eileen Dyke are among the Brits who met the Queen during the years while attending events, at school lunches or during hospice visits

Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2022

BBC Concert Orchestra/Martin Yates review – rumbustious Elgar a high point

English music festival programme of works by neglected composers left me thinking music this far into the hinterland should be left there

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 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