Famous musician forced to cancel concert after Air Canada refused $3m cello seat on plane Sheku Kanneh-Mason was unable to reach Toronto with the instrument The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024
The week in classical: BBC Proms week one review – hallelujahs all round First Night fireworks with Elim Chan and co, a triumphant farewell from Mark Elder, and a ravishing love triangle kicked off a re-energised Proms The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024
First Night of the Proms review – a thrilling adventure ride A seemingly safe ticket – Handel, Bruckner, Clara Schumann and Beethoven’s Fifth – became in the hands of Elim Chan and the BBCSO a dazzling, joyous launch night The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
‘I’ve always been a glass half full person’: Aldeburgh festival’s outgoing CEO Roger Wright After 10 years at the helm of Britten Pears Arts, Wright is stepping down. He looks back at his festival highlights, and forwards to classical music’s increasingly uncertain future. The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024
The week in classical: The Turn of the Screw; Wolf Witch Giant Fairy – review A formidable cast excels in an ingenious, small-scale production of Britten’s ghostly chamber opera; Red Riding Hood clashes with a warbling witch. Plus, a night in with the other Mendelssohn The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023
‘Music for you must only be an ornament’: how Fanny Mendelssohn’s voice was stifled, then saved Sister of the celebrated Felix, Fanny’s own prodigious gifts were kept as quiet as possible and long remained unknown. A new film, by Fanny’s direct descendent, tells her story The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023
The week in classical: Prom 19: SCO/ Emelyanychev; Prom 22: BBC NOW/ Bancroft; Prom 24: BSO/ Karabits – review A Victorian warhorse springs into life under the baton of Maxim Emelyanychev; Isata Kanneh-Mason makes fiendish Prokofiev look easy; and German horn virtuoso Felix Klieser sets an example to all The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2023
Isata Kanneh-Mason: ‘Classical music reflects every human emotion. If you listen, you can understand it’ The pianist on being the eldest of the celebrated Kanneh-Mason clan, how to rehearse without annoying the neighbours, and what she listens to off duty The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023
The BBC Proms fights for its future Hurt by arts cuts, gender balance criticisms and a post-Brexit lack of musicians from Europe, this year’s event is rife with insecurity. But, says Opera Now’s editor Hattie Butterworth, there is also defiant innovation... Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2023
BBC Proms 2023: the 20 concerts to book now, from Anna Lapwood to a Northern Soul night From Portuguese Fado to the Rite of Spring played from memory, a Horrible Histories opera and a tribute to a Bollywood legend, there’s something for everyone Evening Standard · May 10, 2023
The week in classical: Tannhäuser; Isata Kanneh-Mason & Maxwell Quartet; Gesualdo Six: Secret Byrd Majestic Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley carry the Royal Opera’s illness-hit Wagner revival; Isata Kanneh-Mason and co shine; and in the shadows with William Byrd The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra announces huge events for 2022/23 season There's a wide range of events planned for the 2022/23 season Liverpool Echo · May 19, 2022