Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for a quick chat with Holli Pandi, who is a harpist in the National Open Youth Orchestra and will perform three concerts as part of its #ThisIsOurOrchestra tour: at the Barbican Centre, London on…
Reading Time: 2 minutesMozart’s Symphony No. 41, the ‘Jupiter’, is widely regarded as among the greatest symphonies in classical music - particularly in its use of counterpoint where various melodic lines are combined together.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCelebrating 60 years of Pet Sounds, the concert
began with the album performed in full in the first half, before moving on to a selection of the
band’s best-known hits in the second half, along with a few lesser-known songs for the die-
hard fans.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA performance filled with energy and passion, from beginning to end. Scott Stroman’s direction of Porgy and Bess, from Miles Davis’ and Gil Evans’ jazz adaptation of the famous opera, is nothing short of spectacular. Starting with…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s no more evocative way to experience The Lord of the Rings than through the Royal Albert Hall’s Film in Concert series.
Reading Time: 2 minutesManchester's Bridgewater Hall was once again home to BBC Philharmonic this weekend, hosting a rich classical programme.
Reading Time: 3 minutesInterstellar at the Royal Albert Hall. The venue’s recent film-to-live-score event offered what can only be described as one of the most profound sensory experiences available to modern audiences.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Emme Hensel, co-principal flautist for the National Youth Orchestra's Spring tour 'Collide'.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTitled Sunset, the programme itself traced a kind of emotional arc, from intimacy and loss to absurdity, virtuosity, and finally clarity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne week before Easter, at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment presented St John Passion under the direction of Johanna Soller, which also marked her London debut.