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I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
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Press Release: ENO presents Gluck’s greatest work Iphigénie en Tauride.
For immediate issue: 6 October 2026, 10amEnglish National Opera presents Gluck's greatest work Iphigénie en TaurideDirected by Lyndsey Turner6-14 November 2026 at the London ColiseumUnder 21s can get free tickets to all ENO opera productions at every level of the...
Nashville Symphony saved by Oracle’s $10 million.
https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/22883 "In a remarkable gesture of philanthropy and community engagement, Oracle has donated $10 million to the Nashville Symphony. We will not be shut down, and no one will be furloughed. I am incredibly fortunate to be here for this...
Berliner Philharmoniker – Kirill Petrenko conducts Also sprach Zarathustra, and Víkingur Ólafsson plays Brahms. Live Digital Concert Hall webcast.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) Saturday, October 3, 2026 Berliner Philharmonie, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße, Berlin Víkingur Ólafsson replaced Daniil Trifonov for this excellent Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 (my joint-first Desert Island Piano Concerto, the other being...
And the winner of The Indianapolis, the 12th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis is… Karisa Chiu.
Karisa Chiu (USA) – Gold Medalist ($75,000 cash prize, Carnegie Hall debut, and professional engagements) Elli Choi (USA) – Silver Medalist Aozhe Zhang (China) – Bronze Medalist FINALS, October 2 & 3 Hilbert Circle Theatre45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis...
Many Happy Returns to composer Steve Reich, 90 today. Boosey & Hawkes’s thirty-plus Reich playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRh99E-mk-hA
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Bavarian Radio Chorus – Simon Rattle conducts Stravinsky. Live on BR-Klassik and as a video stream.
BR photo from last night's concert; Symphony of Psalms Friday, October 2, 2026 Isarphilharmonie, Munich Stravinsky, one of Sir Simon's signature composers, but would the Russian be identifiable by the 'lost and found' Chant funèbre, music that is maybe of greater...
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Opening of 2026-27 Season: Stéphane Denève conducts Berlioz’s Roman Carnival, Andrea Tarrodi, and Respighi’s Pines of Rome, with Yefim Bronfman playing Liszt. Broadcast live on both Classic 107.3 and on St. Louis Public Radio. Reviewed from SLS’s Listen again facility.
Andrea Tarrodi (born 1981) Saturday, September 26, 2026 Powell Hall at the Jack C. Taylor Music Center, North Grand Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri Good to have an overture, and this by Berlioz is as good as any other, here flowing expressively (cor anglais, attractive...
Boston Symphony/Andris Nelsons – Gubaidulina/Firsova Prolog & Mahler Seven. Saturday September 26, 2026 @ Boston Symphony Hall. Broadcast live on Classical Radio Boston, with the following comments courtesy of CRB’s On Demand service.
Sofia Gubaidulina (left) with Elena Firsova The late Sofia Gubaidulina left Prolog unfinished if with detailed notes as to how she intended to complete it, which has been undertaken by Elena Firsova. Premiered two evenings prior to this performance, Prolog is a...
London Film Premiere – The Yellow Tie – Review.
Photo, Rory Isserow Richard Landau writes... This film is a very personal and heartfelt tribute to conductor Sergiu Celibidache (1912-96) by his son Serge Ioan Celibidachi [sic], the movie's producer, in which he depicts the family's background in its Romanian...
October – Tis the month of harvests & Halloween.
Edward Johnson writes... It's October the First and Autumn is well and truly on us, so here are some musical examples to mark the event, starting as ever with Tchaikovsky and 'October' from "The Seasons". Bruce Liu plays "Autumn Song" quite beautifully, in my opinion...