Hi,

I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.

Welcome to my Column, a bit of a blog: news, reviews, things to watch, and other posts to read; a mix of things. I hope you like the contents.

Cheers, Col

Not in hospital, but can’t get to the PC

Not in hospital, but can’t get to the PC

by | Nov 9, 2023 |

Colin is currently unable to get to his Computer and so won't be answering emails or posting things up as regularly as he usually does. We all wish him well for a speedy recovery and no doubt he will be back posting and conversing soon. Chris Caspell

Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Joana Carneiro conducts Falla’s Hat & Stravinsky’s Petrushka, with Joshua Roman playing Mason Bates’s Cello Concerto. Live DSO webcast.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Joana Carneiro conducts Falla’s Hat & Stravinsky’s Petrushka, with Joshua Roman playing Mason Bates’s Cello Concerto. Live DSO webcast.

by | Nov 5, 2023 | , ,

Saturday, November 4, 2023 Orchestra Hall, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Music from Falla's score for The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No.2, to begin, lilting rhythms and airy textures at first, then incisive...

Berliner Philharmoniker – Kirill Petrenko conducts Mozart K201, Berg’s Opus 6, and Brahms Four. Live Digital Concert Hall webcast [repeat option].

Berliner Philharmoniker – Kirill Petrenko conducts Mozart K201, Berg’s Opus 6, and Brahms Four. Live Digital Concert Hall webcast [repeat option].

by | Nov 4, 2023 | , ,

Alban Berg (1885-1935) Friday, November 3, 2023 Berliner Philharmonie, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße, Berlin Following a few weeks of guest conductors, the Berliner Philharmoniker welcomed back Kirill Petrenko for this Austro-German programme, opening with Mozart's...

Orquesta Sinfónica Radio Televisión Española. Leonard Slatkin conducts Cindy McTee’s Circuits & Sibelius’s First Symphony, with Joaquín Achúcarro playing Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. Live on RTVE.es Radio Clásica.

Orquesta Sinfónica Radio Televisión Española. Leonard Slatkin conducts Cindy McTee’s Circuits & Sibelius’s First Symphony, with Joaquín Achúcarro playing Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. Live on RTVE.es Radio Clásica.

by | Nov 3, 2023 |

Friday, November 3, 2023 Teatro Monumental, Calle de Atocha, 65 Madrid, 28012 Spain Hunt for the broadcast! I did eventually find it, but in the process missed Cindy McTee's Circuits, although it's now quite a familiar - and welcome - piece (recorded on...