The 1930s sextet: contrasting works from Dohnanyi and Poulenc at the heart of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective and Orsino Winds collaborative concert at Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival. My review:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/10/the-1930s-sextet-contrasting-works-from.html

The sheer delight of playing together: Ben Goldscheider, Tom Poster, Magnus Johnston, Guy Johnston in Brahms, Schumann & Joseph Phibbs premiere at Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival. My concert review:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/10/the-sheer-delight-of-playing-together.html

Verdi & more: Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, on Don Carlo in La Forza del Destino at @royaloperahouse, his role debut as Rigoletto at Teatro Real in Madrid, La Traviata in Vienna and Don Carlos in French at the @metopera. Looking ahead, there is Simon Boccanegra & Don Quichotte at his home opera house, Opera de Paris, and a new opera La Reine-garçon by Julien Bilodeau with Opera de Montreal My interview:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/what-is-essential-is-that-you-have-to.html

From a 1000 year old Celtic lament to Judith Weir and a Jasdeep Singh Degun premiere with the Scottish Ensemble: Kings Place's 2024 Scotland Unwrapped. My preview:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/from-1000-year-old-celtic-lament-to.html

The chance to deep dive into Dvorák's quartets: Michael Trainor of the Piatti Quartet introduces their new residency at Kings Place. Michael's article:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/the-chance-to-deep-dive-into-dvoraks.html

It seems amazing that Simon Callaghan should be able to find three more British Piano Concertos that deserve to be better known & are receiving first recordings. Works by Gordon Jacob, John Addison, Edmund Rubbra with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Stephen Bell & George Vass on Lyrita. My record review:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/three-more-gems-british-piano-concertos.html

Dramatick Opera: Christian Curnyn & the Early Opera Company in Purcell & Dryden's King Arthur at Temple Music with Lindsay Duncan, Mhairi Lawson, Rowan Pierce, Samuel Boden, James Way, Edward Grint. My opera review:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/dramatick-opera-christian-curnyn-and.html

Composer news: Anna Clyne is new composer in association with BBC Philharmonic, Nitin Sawhney to receive an honorary degree from University of Huddersfield, Phaedra Ensemble is celebrating Gavin Bryars' 80th birthday. My article:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/composer-news-anna-clynes-new.html

Uncompromising perhaps, occasionally stark but always vivid & arresting: a survey of the Irish composer John McLachlan's piano music from the last 30 years in stunning performances from Mary Dullea on Farpoint Recordings. My record review:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/drinking-stars-mary-dullea-plays-piano.html

Stroud Arts Festival returns with Will Todd, Duke Ellington, Pink Floyd, Astor Piazzolla, Gertrude Lawrence and relaxed opera. My preview:
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/09/stroud-arts-festival.html