https://www.planethugill.com/2023/06/colour-text-character-dresden-music.html
Planet Hugill: Colour, text & character: Dresden Music Festival launches its historically informed...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2018/10/a-walk-with-ivor-gurney.html
Planet Hugill: A walk with Ivor Gurney
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https://www.planethugill.com/2026/03/divine-impresario-nicolini-on-stage.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Divine Impresario - Nicolini on Stage: countertenor Randall Scotting explores the...
Divine Impresario, Nicolini on Stage - Review: countertenor Randall Scotting explores the musical world of the first major castrato to sing in London
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https://www.planethugill.com/2017/03/looking-ahead-oxford-phillharmonics.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Looking Ahead: Oxford Phillharmonic's Oxford Piano Festival
The Oxford Piano Festival runs from 30 July to 7 August 2017, with Andras Schiff, Menahem Pressler, Yefim Bronfman, John Lill, Richard Goode
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https://www.planethugill.com/2018/01/my-five-loops-for-bathyscaphe.html
Planet Hugill: Five Loops for the Bathyscaphe
The Britten Sinfonia starts its 2018 At Lunch series with the premiere of a new work for piano trio and recorded voices by Leo Chadburn
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https://www.planethugill.com/2019/02/choral-music-for-advent-and-christmas.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Choral music for Advent and Christmas from Portsmouth
cd review - Verbum caro factum est: Advent and Christmas music from Portsmouth Cathedral, David Price on Herald AV
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https://www.planethugill.com/2017/02/ben-gernon-in-manchester-scotland-and.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Ben Gernon in Manchester, Scotland and Salzburg
The young British conductor Ben Gernon (aged 27) was recently announced as becoming the principal guest conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. in 2013...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2018/04/a-labour-of-love-new-musical-directions.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: A labour of love: new musical directions at Finchcocks House
Keeping the musical atmosphere: Finchcocks manor house has a new musical direction.
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Planet Hugill: Samson again
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https://www.planethugill.com/2023/08/about-journey-not-starting-point-in.html
Planet Hugill: About the journey not the starting point: in Transfigurations, pianist Duncan...
Transfiguration - record review: recent piano works by Phillip Cooke from Duncan Honeybourne on Prima Facie
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https://www.planethugill.com/2005/07/latest-cd-review.html
Planet Hugill: Latest CD review
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Planet Hugill: Reduced service
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https://www.planethugill.com/2019/10/royal-welcome-songs-for-king-charles-ii.html
Planet Hugill: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II, volume II
Royal exploration - CD review: Henry Purcell Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II, volume II; The Sixteen, Harry Christophers; CORO
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https://www.planethugill.com/2010/05/recent-cd-review_21.html
Planet Hugill: Recent CD Review
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https://www.planethugill.com/2015/03/eastern-inspiration-felicien-davids-le.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Eastern inspiration - Felicien David's Le Desert
CD review - Eastern Inspiration: The idea of the East was something that inspired a great deal of 19th century art, one way or another, but few artists...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2014/01/becoming-conductor-interview-with.html
Planet Hugill: Becoming a conductor - an interview with George Jackson
George Jackson is a young English conductor who is just finishing his training in Vienna, at that interesting stage of his career when he takes the first steps...
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Planet Hugill: Proms opening night
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https://www.planethugill.com/2018/05/bachs-cello-suites-fom-sophie-webber.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Bach's Cello Suites from Sophie Webber
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https://www.planethugill.com/2025/08/a-final-goodbye-to-this-years-salzburg.html
Planet Hugill: A final goodbye to this year's Salzburg Festival
A final goodbye to this year's Salzburg Festival
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https://www.planethugill.com/2021/01/opera-live-at-home.html
Planet Hugill: Opera Live at Home
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https://www.planethugill.com/2015/06/christina-mcmaster-in-debussy-and-ruth.html
Planet Hugill: Christina McMaster in Debussy and Ruth Crawford-Seeger
British pianist Christina McMaster (whom I interviewed for this blog recently) is giving an exciting lunch time recital at St John's Smith Square on Thursday...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2008/05/tonight.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Tonight
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https://www.planethugill.com/2013/08/britten100-goes-global.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Britten100 goes global
The celebrations for Britten's centenary have turned into a global event with concerts and opera performances all over the world. Some are sponsored by the...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2019/02/the-cares-of-lovers.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: The Cares of Lovers
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https://www.planethugill.com/2024/04/schoenberg-exploring-new-worlds-lewes.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Schoenberg: Exploring New Worlds - Lewes Chamber Music Festival 2024
Schoenberg: Exploring New Worlds - Lewes Chamber Music Festival 2024
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https://www.planethugill.com/2023/05/introducing-gayathri-khemadasa.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Introducing Gayathri Khemadasa:
Gayathri Khemadasa, a renowned Sri Lankan composer, has made history by winning an international award for her music in the 2020 film The Newspaper. I
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https://www.planethugill.com/2014/04/april-at-kings-place.html
Planet Hugill: April at King's Place
April at Kings Place gives us the chance to hear Imogen Cooper in Rachmaninov, rare Richard Strauss, a family quartet from Germany and duets for actor and...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2016/05/looking-forward-to-exterminating-angel.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Looking forward to The Exterminating Angel
Thomas Ades' new opera The Exterminating Angel, which comes to Covent Garden next year, premieres at the Salzburg Festival on 28 July 2016. The work is a...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2018/04/fantasies-can-be-dangerous-mark-anthony.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Fantasies can be dangerous: Mark-Anthony Turnage's 'Coraline'
Coming of age: Mark-Anthony Turnage's Coraline from the Royal Opera at the Barbican.
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https://www.planethugill.com/2013/09/heaven-and-earth-monteverdi-from-kings.html
Planet Hugill: Heaven and Earth - Monteverdi from the King's Consort
Cd review - poetry and passion: Robert King and the King's Consort recorded Monteverdi's complete sacred music for Hyperion and on this disc, originally...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2012/11/london-symphony-orchestra-explorations.html
Planet Hugill: London Symphony Orchestra explorations
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Planet Hugill: Central City Opera
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Planet Hugill: December 2019
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https://www.planethugill.com/2023/01/out-of-shadows-in-brixton-bugle.html
Planet Hugill: Out of the Shadows in the Brixton Bugle
The February issue of The Brixton Bugle, my local newspaper has a lovely little article about Out of the Shadows, our concert for LGBT+ History Mont
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Planet Hugill: April 2005
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https://www.planethugill.com/2016/12/the-three-kings-sixteen-at-christmas.html
Planet Hugill: The Three Kings: The Sixteen at Christmas
Concert review - intriguing mix: Harry Christophers and The Sixteen were at the Cadogan Hall on 20 December 2016 for the first of two Christmas concerts. Their...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2018/03/mozarts-requiem-from-chelsea.html
Planet Hugill: Mozart's Requiem from Chelsea
Mozart's Requiem from the choir of Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London Mozart Players at Cadogan Hall
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https://www.planethugill.com/2013/09/planet-hugill-in-hamburg-for-reeperbahn.html
Planet Hugill: Planet Hugill in Hamburg for the Reeperbahn Festival
I am currently in Hamburg for a few days covering the Reeperbahn Festival and other events (see my review of La Traviata from Staatsoper Hamburg). The...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2009/11/les-arts-florissants-at-union-chapel.html
Planet Hugill: Les Arts Florissants at the Union Chapel
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https://www.planethugill.com/2014/06/purcell-ten-sonatas-in-four-parts.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Purcell - Ten Sonatas in Four Parts
CD review - finely involving: This new disc from The King's Consort on their Vivat label, presents Henry Purcell's Ten Sonatas in Four Parts, the set which...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2013/03/royal-ballet-201314-season.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Royal Ballet 2013/14 season
The Royal Ballet's 2013/14 season is their first one where there is a chance of the hand of new director Kevin O'Hare to be felt. Christopher Wheeldon is doing...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2018/11/samling-insititute-for-young-artists.html
Planet Hugill: Samling Insititute for Young Artists
The name is changing, and in future the charity will be known as the Samling Institute for Young Artists.
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https://www.planethugill.com/2016/05/mozart-in-marches-somewhere-for-weekend.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Mozart in the Marches - somewhere for the weekend
Whittington International Chamber Music Festival is dedicating itself to Mozart this year, with a week of his chamber music from 17 - 22 May 2016 in the...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2011/11/chelsea-opera-group-beatrice-et.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Chelsea Opera group - Beatrice et Benedict
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https://www.planethugill.com/2013/05/mercadantes-i-due-figaro.html
Planet Hugill: Mercadante's I due Figaro
A forgotten opera by a relatively unknown composer: I due Figaro by Saverio Mercadante is the latest to be revived by Riccardo Muti and the Orchestra Giovanile...
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https://www.planethugill.com/2021/10/michael-stimpsons-angry-garden-released.html
Planet Hugill: Michael Stimpson's The Angry Garden released on Vinyl
Composer Michael Stimpson's The Angry Garden has recently been released on CD, and now is available in a deluxe, limited-edition LP.
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https://www.planethugill.com/2024/04/three-different-harps-moog-voyager.html
Planet Hugill: Three different harps, a Moog Voyager, Ableton and various FX modules: composer...
Three different harps, a Moog Voyager, Ableton and various FX modules: composer Graham Fitkin and harpist Ruth Wall join forces for Harpland
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/08/unbound-and-unleashed-hubert-parrys.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Unbound and Unleashed: Hubert Parry's cantata Prometheus Unbound gets the glorious...
https://www.planethugill.com/2025/07/we-were-transported-local-history-and.html
Planet Hugill: We were transported: local history and engaging performances in L'elisir at St...
We were transported - opera review: Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore from St Paul's Opera, Eloise Lally, Fiona Hymns, Martins Smaukstelis
https://www.planethugill.com/2017/02/looking-ahead-wno-201718-russia-verdi.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Looking ahead: WNO 2017/18 - Russian themes, new Verdi, Elena Langer and a Welsh...
Welsh National Opera's 2017/18 season starts with a Russian-themed Autumn with Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina and Janacek's From the...
https://www.planethugill.com/2020/07/a-reverberation-of-those-years-spent.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: A reverberation of those years spent alone in my studio: Kemal Yusuf's The Key-Crack...
Bother my soul from Kemal Yusof's The Key-Crack Chronicles
https://www.planethugill.com/2024/04/spell-book-witch-stone-fruit-composer.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Spell Book, Witch & Stone Fruit: composer Freya Waley-Cohen on the power of ritual...
https://www.planethugill.com/2022/08/pushing-boundaries-from-anti-opera-to.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Pushing the boundaries: from an (anti-)opera to a classical/jazz collaborative...
Britten Pears Arts' Festival of New returns to Snape Maltings from 8 to 10 September 2022 with performances developed during residencies
https://www.planethugill.com/2024/01/leipzig-300-dunedin-consort-celebrates.html
Planet Hugill: Leipzig 300: Dunedin Consort celebrates Bach's appointment at St Thomas' Church with...
Leipzig 300: Dunedin Consort celebrates Bach's appointment at St Thomas' Church with his music alongside that of his rivals
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/08/prom-50-large-scale-drama-from-allan.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Prom 50: large-scale drama from Allan Clayton, Philharmonia Chorus, Academy of...
Large-scale drama - concert review: Handel's Samson, BBC Proms, Allan Clayton, Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings, Philharmonia Chorus
https://www.planethugill.com/2023/03/celebrating-wren-and-his-church.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Celebrating Wren and his church: Tercentenary festival at St Stephen's Walbrook
Celebrating Wren and his church: Tercentenary festival at St Stephen's Walbrook
https://www.planethugill.com/2021/05/one-of-prokofievs-darkest-and-most.html
Planet Hugill: One of Prokofiev's darkest and most brooding works is at the centrepiece of Yulia...
pianist Yulia Chaplina is returning to the chamber music of Prokofiev with her 2nd London Prokofiev Festival which runs from 25-28 May 2021.
https://www.planethugill.com/2020/07/temple-music-live-on-line-launches-with.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Temple Music Live On-Line launches with Julius Drake and Friends
Temple Music Live Online launches tomorrow, 28 July 2020, live concerts streamed free from the Temple Church
https://www.planethugill.com/2024/10/walking-with-dinosaurs-composer-ben.html?m=1
Planet Hugill: Walking with Dinosaurs: composer Ben Bartlett reflects on the 25th anniversary
Walking with Dinosaurs: composer Ben Bartlett reflects on the 25th anniversary
https://www.planethugill.com/2021/03/vocal-cords-for-his-debut-recording.html
Planet Hugill: Vocal Cords: for his debut recording guitarist Andrea Belmonte explores early...
Charming - CD review: Vocal cords: Italian themes for guitar; Andrea Belmonte; KHA
https://www.planethugill.com/2017/02/another-string-to-his-bow-damian.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Another string to his bow, Damian Thantrey announced as Lichfield Festival guest...
The Lichfield Festival is a diverse, multi-arts festival which runs in July, in and around Lichfield. The festival has announced that for 2018, baritone Damian...
https://www.planethugill.com/2022/09/handels-alessandro-gets-rare-revival-at.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Handel's Alessandro gets a rare revival at Bamberg's Hoffmann Theater with Junge...
Handel's Alessandro gets a rare revival at Bamberg's Hoffmann Theater with Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
https://www.planethugill.com/2018/08/sinfonia-cymru-tramshed-tech-sheku.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Sinfonia Cymru: Tramshed Tech, Sheku Kanneh Mason, Kabantu and more in the 2018-19...
https://www.planethugill.com/2026/03/imagine-trump-leonardo-da-vinci-jane.html?m=0
Planet Hugill: Imagine Trump, Leonardo da Vinci, Jane Austen & Alexander the Great went into a...