The Cavatina Orchestra and Chamber Choir present a fundraising concert in aid of Guildford Cathedral
A sensational show of the very best classical music, dazzling lasers and special effects including Nessun Dorma, Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory. Plus an explosive 1812 Overture complete with cannon effects and an indoor firework finale.
Philippe Cassard and Nicolas Baldeyrou pay tribute to the Spanish painter Picasso. In a program built around the works of Debussy, Stravinsky, De Falla, Granados and Poulenc, the duo revive, the era of a recital in time of Picasso.
Mary Plazas won the 1991 Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship. She returns to the annual auditions for the famous singing competition as one of the judges.
The 2018-19 Virginia Symphony Classics Season comes to a close with one of the greatest symphonies of all time. Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, among his most popular and successful works during his lifetime, demonstrates his vision of beauty in the afterlife and in resurrection. Characteristic of Mahler, the symphony is written for a huge orchestra and runs the gamut of emotions in the contemplation of life and death.
The St Matthew Passion brings us to the core of the Christian faith: the suffering and dying of Jesus Christ. We experience this story through the majestic composition of Johann Sebastian Bach. A composition that is interpreted in many different ways.
This performance attempts to go back to the performance as Bach intended. With three choirs in cross arrangement, so that the story is also expressed physically.
Liza Lehmann’s song-cycle In a Persian Garden (1896) is a setting of the Rubáiyát by the Persian mathematician, poet and astronomer Omar Khayyám (1048–1131),
One of the UKs most exciting young cellists plays Bach, Kodaly & Cassados
Piotr Lempa performs as Nurabad in George Bizets’s opera.
A double bill of Scheherazade by Ravel and Rimsky Korsakov.
Third festival, Hinckley Opera Festival 2019, two weeks of exciting events generously sponsored by Arts Council England.
The World Premiere of Jonathan Berger’s One Man Show ‘Leonardo’ featuring TYLER DUNCAN April 6 LEONARDO by Jonathan Berger at the 92st Y in New York City
Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose presents the fully-staged, national tour of their new English version of Donizetti’s Mary, Queen of Scots (Maria Stuarda).
The University of Surrey Choir and Symphony Orchestra join forces for a performances of Mozart’s powerfully moving Requiem Mass.
For many years, the Heidelberg Lied Academy has been a location for those eager to engage with the art song from a wider perspective. Under Thomas Hampson’s leadership, outstanding teachers, singers, pianists, theatre directors and Lied experts come and go, open classes vouchsafe fascinating glimpses of the Lied cosmos and reveal the quality of the young singers from all over the world.
The first fully staged professional production Rossini’s opera Elizabeth I (Elisabetta) to tour the UK. The production features Mary Plazas in the title role and is directed by ETO’s General Director James Conway.
World-renowned Bach specialist Masaaki Suzuki directs the composer’s iconic masterpiece.
Christof Loy directs a star-studded cast of singers in Verdi’s epic opera, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
PROGRAMME
Mozart – Regina coeli
Mozart – Ah, lo previdi
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mozart – Mass in C minor K. 427 (Great)
DIE KUNST ZU TRÄUMEN (The Art to Dream) is the theme of the 2019 Classic con Brio Festival in Osnabruck which runs from 8-17 March in Germany.
At the Classic con Brio Festival, the focus is on musical quality and artistic sincerity.
Created in 2017 in Toulouse in France, La Saison Bleu is a Classical Music & Jazz Season which showcases exceptional musicians and promotes young talent and career development.
Nothing matches the massive sound of the CMU Festival Chorus plus the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir in Verdi’s tour de force.
DIE KUNST ZU TRÄUMEN (The Art to Dream) is the theme of the 2019 Classic con Brio Festival in Osnabruck which runs from 8-17 March in Germany.
At the Classic con Brio Festival, the focus is on musical quality and artistic sincerity.
The final performance of Mozart’s greatest opera seria in ETOs Spring Season Tour
Director James Conway
Conductor Jonathan Peter Kenny
Designer Frankie Bradshaw
Lighting Designer Rory Beaton
A concert with Violinist Sarah Chang to celebrate Women’s History Month this March.
An artist of international acclaim, French pianist Philippe Cassard is revered for his remarkable performances as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. His interpretation of Debussy’s complete piano works has been presented and praised throughout world.
Richard Strauss – Death and Transfiguration
Brahms – A German Requiem
Performed by London Concert Choir with Canticum
Southbank Sinfonia
Claire Seaton – Soprano
Thomas Humphreys – Baritone
FESTIVAL CONCERTANDO ROMA – David Cohen will be performing chamber music, solo and teaching masterclasses at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music