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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 11h
Share the Stage: Massed forces from the North-East join Dinis Sousa & Royal Northern Sinfonia at The Glasshouse in Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/gero...
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Share the Stage: Massed forces from the North-East join Dinis Sousa & Royal Northern Sinfonia at The Glasshouse in Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
Share the Stage: Massed forces from the North-East join Dinis Sousa & Royal Northern Sinfonia at The Glasshouse in Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
In advance of Zubin Kanga's premiere of George Lewis's Blombos Playground at Southbank Centre he asks the question 'What does it feel like to improvise with AI?' Zubin Kanga's article: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/what...
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What does it feel like to improvise with AI?
In advance of Zubin Kanga's premiere of George Lewis's Blombos Playground he asks the question 'What does it feel like to improvise with AI?'
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Britten in Love: Robin Tritschler & Malcolm Martineau explore the composer's emotional life through his music at at Oxford International Song Festival. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/brit...
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Britten in Love: Robin Tritschler & Malcolm Martineau explore the composer's emotional life through his music
Britten in Love - concert review: Robin Tritschler & Malcolm Martineau explore the composer's emotional life through his music
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Immortal Mozart: Katharina Ruckgaber, Martin Häßler & Sholto Kynoch bring a light touch to their exploration of Schubert's admiration for Mozart at Oxford International Song Festival at Garsington Studios. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/immo...
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Immortal Mozart: Katharina Ruckgaber, Martin Häßler & Sholto Kynoch bring a light touch to their exploration of Schubert's admiration for Mozart
Immortal Mozart - review : Katharina Ruckgaber, Martin Häßler & Sholto Kynoch bring a light touch to Schubert's admiration for Mozart
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Reinventing the lute song: countertenor Iestyn Davies & harpist Oliver Wass in John Dowland, Purcell, Nico Muhly & Britten at Hatfield House Music Festival. My concert review: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/rein...
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Reinventing the lute song: countertenor Iestyn Davies & harpist Oliver Wass in John Dowland, Purcell, Nico Muhly & Britten at Hatfield House Music Festival
Reinventing the lute song - review: countertenor Iestyn Davies & harpist Oliver Wass in Dowland, Purcell, & Britten at Hatfield House Music Festival
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Delight in small things: the Telekom Beethoven Competition winner, Seth Schultheis in Beethoven, Schumann, Elizabeth Ogonek at Hatfield House Music Festival. My concert review: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/deli...
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Delight in small things: the Telekom Beethoven Competition winner, Seth Schultheis in recital at Hatfield House Music Festival
Delight in small things - review: the Telekom Beethoven Competition winner, Seth Schultheis in recital at Hatfield House Music Festival
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Still remarkably youthful himself, Chromatica Orchestra's new chief conductor Oliver Cope sees their role as developing the next generation of musical talent. My interview: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/stil...
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Still remarkably youthful himself, Chromatica Orchestra's new chief conductor Oliver Cope sees their role as developing the next generation of musical talent
Still remarkably youthful - interview: Chromatica Orchestra's new chief conductor Oliver Cope looks to develop the next generation of musical talent
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Music in anxious times: Hatfield House Music Festival opens with The Sixteen & Fretwork in music by Byrd & contemporaries in a captivating & enlightening evening. My concert review: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/musi...
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Music in anxious times: Hatfield House Music Festival opens with a captivating evening of music from the time the house first opened
Classical music news; opera, concert & CD reviews, concert previews, live performance & feature articles by London-based composer Robert Hugill
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Celebrating John Joubert at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in advance of his 2027 centenary. Jeffrey Skidmore conducts RBC Chamber Choir at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/cele...
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Celebrating John Joubert at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in advance of his 2027 centenary
Celebrating John Joubert at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in advance of his 2027 centenary
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
O’Hare Music Centre, Britten Pears Arts’ new hub for music education, participation and artist development. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/ohar...
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O’Hare Music Centre, Britten Pears Arts’ new hub for music education, participation and artist development
O’Hare Music Centre, Britten Pears Arts’ new hub for music education, participation and artist development
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Emad Zolfaghari is the first viola winner in Windsor Festival International String Competition's history. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/emad...
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Emad Zolfaghari is the first viola winner in Windsor Festival International String Competition's history
Emad Zolfaghari is the first viola winner in Windsor Festival International String Competition's history
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Music in unexpected places: Wimbledon International Music Festival returns for the second festival under artistic director Anthony Friend. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/musi...
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Music in unexpected places: Wimbledon International Music Festival returns for the second festival under artistic director Anthony Friend
Wimbledon International Music Festival returns next month with 26 events on offer from 7 to 29 November 2026. This year's festival, the 18th, is the s
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A sustained & compelling sense of atmosphere: Alex Mills & Anna Blom's Reverence at Brompton Cemetery Chapel. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/a-su...
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When Does Georgian Music Stop Being "Georgian Music"? Cellist Sandro Sidamonidze on a musical culture across borders - and knowing when the music begins to travel on its own: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/when...
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When Does Georgian Music Stop Being “Georgian Music”?
When Does Georgian Music Stop Being "Georgian Music"? Cellist Sandro Sidamonidze on a musical culture across borders
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bach & Blood: a choral version of Bach's Chaconne, Pärt's Magnificat Antiphons for strings, & David Fenessy meditating on Hildegard & blood with Scottish Ensemble & NYCOS at Barbican Centre. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/bach...
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Bach & Blood: a choral version of Bach's Chaconne, Pärt's Magnificat Antiphons for strings, & David Fenessy meditating on Hildegard & blood
Bach & Blood - review: a choral version of Bach's Chaconne, Pärt's Magnificat Antiphons for strings, & David Fenessy meditating on Hildegard & blood
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
September on Planet Hugill: Sassy Carmen, disappointing Tosca, engaging Mr Polly, rare Beauty & the Beast. My e-newsletter: mailchi.mp/planethugill...
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September on Planet Hugill: Sassy Carmen, disappointing Tosca, engaging Mr Polly, rare Beauty & the Beast
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why compose? After a career in film & TV, composer Gavin Greenaway is developing his own voice with Skylines, the new album from his Cloud Chamber duo with Caroline Dale on MVKA. My interview: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/why-...
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Why compose? After a career in film & TV, composer Gavin Greenaway is developing his own voice with Skylines, the new album from his Cloud Chamber duo with Caroline Dale
Why compose? Interview: After a career in film & TV, composer Gavin Greenaway is developing his own voice with Skylines, from his Cloud Chamber duo
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Challenging genius: The Yellow Tie tells the dramatic story of Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache's rise to fame in a film written & directed by his son. My film review: www.planethugill.com/2026/10/chal...
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's coming home! Elgar collection of New Jersey businessman Arthur Reynolds donated to the Hallé with support of National Heritage Memorial Fund. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/its-...
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It's coming home! Elgar collection of New Jersey businessman Arthur Reynolds donated to the Hallé
It's coming home! Elgar collection of New Jersey businessman Arthur Reynolds donated to the Hallé
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Beyond Coppélia and Lakmé: Bru Zane to release premiere recording of Delibes's Jean de Nivelle. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/beyo...
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Beyond Coppélia and Lakmé: Bru Zane to release premiere recording of Delibes's Jean de Nivelle
Beyond Coppélia and Lakmé: Bru Zane to release premiere recording of Delibes's Jean de Nivelle
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
War, politics, love, & brotherhood: Kieran Rayner & Gamal Khamis's World War I-themed recital What If? at the Bloomsbury Festival allows the audience to decide the narrative. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/war-...
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War, politics, love, & brotherhood: Kieran Rayner & Gamal Khamis's What If? at the Bloomsbury Festival allows the audience to decide the narrative
War, politics, love, & brotherhood: Kieran Rayner & Gamal Khamis's What If? at the Bloomsbury Festival allows the audience to decide the narrative
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Following its centenary celebrations last year, the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra becomes resident at Brighton Dome. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/foll...
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Following its centenary celebrations last year, the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra becomes resident at Brighton Dome
Following its centenary celebrations last year, the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra becomes resident at Brighton Dome
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Continuo Foundation awards £108,000 in its 12th round of grants bringing total awarded since 2020 to £1.3 million. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/the-...
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The Continuo Foundation awards £108,000 in its 12th round of grants
The Continuo Foundation awards £108,000 in its 12th round of grants
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As The Grange Festival approaches its 10th anniversary, bass Brindley Sherratt to be artistic director following Michael Chance's retirement. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/bass...
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Bass Brindley Sherratt to be artistic director of The Grange Festival following Michael Chance's retirement
Bass Brindley Sherratt to be artistic director of The Grange Festival following Michael Chance's retirement
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Recorder player Tabea Debus joins National Centre for Early Music's York Early Music Festival as guest artistic advisor. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/reco...
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Recorder player Tabea Debus joins York Early Music Festival as guest artistic advisor
Recorder player Tabea Debus joins York Early Music Festival as guest artistic advisor
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Collaborative music & art residency: Burgh House & Chamber Studio join forces with The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust with first residency focusing on Trio Musae. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/coll...
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Collaborative music & art residency: Burgh House & Chamber Studio join forces with The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust
Collaborative music & art residency: Burgh House & Chamber Studio join forces with The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A fresh take: youthful Daniel Dorn releases his debut album of Bach's Cello Suites on Evidence Classics in May 2027. My spotlight: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/a-fr...
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A fresh take: youthful Daniel Dorn releases his debut album of Bach's Cello Suites in May 2027
A fresh take: youthful Daniel Dorn releases his debut album of Bach's Cello Suites in May 2027
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Britten's War Requiem: Edward Gardner takes an uncompromising & severe view soften by poetic attention to the words from soloists in London Philharmonic Orchestra's season opener with Natalya Romaniw, Paul Appleby, Benjamin Appl at Southbank Centre. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/brit...
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Britten's War Requiem: Edward Gardner takes an uncompromising & severe view softened by the poetic attention to the words from soloists in London Philharmonic Orchestra's season opener
Britten's War Requiem - review: Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic take an uncompromising view softened by poetic attention to the words
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Misha Mullov-Abbado on harp, Belgian roots & Finzi anniversaries: CD launches this week from Oliver Wass on Tactus, Lise Vandermissen on Etcetera, Nick Pritchard & Ian TIndale on Signum. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/mish...
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Misha Mullov-Abbado on harp, Belgian roots & Finizi anniversaries: CD launches this week
Misha Mullov-Abbado on harp, Belgian roots & Finizi anniversaries: CD launches this week
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Relishing the challenge: mezzo-soprano Samantha Price on singing her first Dido in Purcell's opera on tour with English Touring Opera. My interview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/reli...
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Relishing the challenge: mezzo-soprano Samantha Price on singing her first Dido in Purcell's opera on tour with English Touring Opera
Relishing the challenge - interview: mezzo-soprano Samantha Price on singing her first Dido in Purcell's opera on tour with English Touring Opera
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not quite the sum of its parts: starry casting with Carmen Giannattasio, Saimir Pirgu & Bryn Terfel fails to lift Oxford International Opera's debut with Puccini's Tosca, director P Burton-Morgan. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/not-...
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Not quite the sum of its parts: starry casting with Carmen Giannattasio, Saimir Pirgu & Bryn Terfel fails to lift Oxford International Opera's debut with Puccini's Tosca
Not quite the sum of its parts - review: Carmen Giannattasio, Saimir Pirgu & Bryn Terfel in Tosca at Oxford International Opera's debut
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A sassy Carmen from Katie Bray in Blackheath Halls Opera's celebratory 20th anniversary production of Bizet's opera directed by Harry Fehr, conducted by Christopher Stark, with Oliver Johnston, Meeta Raval, Chuma Sijeqa & Grant Doyle. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/a-sa...
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A sassy Carmen from Katie Bray in Blackheath Halls Opera's celebratory 20th anniversary production of Bizet's opera
A sassy Carmen from Katie Bray - review: Blackheath Halls Opera's celebratory 20th anniversary production of Bizet's opera
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Beyond the concert hall: NYCOS Singing Time launches in primary schools & NYCOS BSL Youth Choir makes debut at opening ceremony of Scottish Parliament. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/beyo...
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Beyond the concert hall: NYCOS Singing Time launches in primary schools & NYCOS BSL Youth Choir makes debut at opening ceremony of Scottish Parliament
Beyond the concert hall: NYCOS Singing Time launches in primary schools & NYCOS BSL Youth Choir debut at opening ceremony of Scottish Parliament
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Between Breath and Brass: Hearing the Sheng in Contemporary London. Julia Luo on her experiences playing the Sheng in contemporary music: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/betw...
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Between Breath and Brass: Hearing the Sheng in Contemporary London
Between Breath and Brass: Hearing the Sheng in Contemporary London, guest post by Julia Luo
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fogli d'album: Anna Bonitatibus & Adele d'Aronzo explore the barely tapped wealth of Rossini's occasional pieces on Prospero. My record review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/fogl...
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Fogli d'album: Anna Bonitatibus & Adele d'Aronzo explore the barely tapped wealth of Rossini's occasional pieces
Fogli d'album - cd review: Anna Bonitatibus & Adele d'Aronzo explore the barely tapped wealth of Rossini's occasional pieces on Prospero
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
OutLoud! a new company amplifying queer stories launches with fun, campy production of Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel at the Cockpit. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/outl...
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OutLoud! a new company amplifying queer stories launches with fun, campy production of Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel
OutLoud! a new company amplifying queer stories launches with fun, campy production of Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
London Opera Company returns to Smith Square with full-scale performance of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde conducted by Peter Selwyn. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/lond...
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London Opera Company returns to Smith Square with full-scale performance of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
London Opera Company returns to Smith Square with full-scale performance of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Unassuming charm & surprising sophistication: Bampton Classical Opera in the Italian version of Grétry's take on Beauty & the Beast with Gwilym Bowen, Ffion Edwards, Samuel Pantcheff, Andrew Irwin, conductor Andrew Griffiths. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/unas...
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Unassuming charm & surprising sophistication: Bampton Classical Opera in the Italian version of Grétry's take on Beauty & the Beast
Unassuming charm & surprising sophistication - review: Bampton Classical Opera in the Italian version of Grétry's take on Beauty & the Beast
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Manfred Honeck to become Philharmonia Orchestra's seventh principal conductor following on from Santtu-Matias Rouvali. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/manf...
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Manfred Honeck to become Philharmonia Orchestra's seventh principal conductor following on from Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Manfred Honeck to become Philharmonia Orchestra's seventh principal conductor following on from Santtu-Matias Rouvali
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rehearsal studio, study, office, entertaining suite: Handel Hendrix House's new exhibition curated by Olwen Foulkes celebrates Handel's Brook Street residence. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/rehe...
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Rehearsal studio, study, office, entertaining suite: Handel Hendrix House's new exhibition celebrates Handel's Brook Street residence
Rehearsal studio, study, office, entertaining suite - review: Handel Hendrix House's new exhibition celebrates Handel's Brook Street residence
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Kazuki Yamada & CBSO launch 2026/27 season with Mahler's Resurrection Symphony celebrating the CBSO Chorus's 1000th performance. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/kazu...
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Choral music is flourishing in Taiwan: composer Will Todd on his experiences collaborating with the Soochow University Alumni Choir in Taiwan on his Christmas oratorio, The Promise which comes to Signum Records next month. Will's article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/chor...
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Choral music is flourishing in Taiwan: composer Will Todd on his experiences collaborating with the Soochow University Alumni Choir in Taiwan
Choral music is flourishing in Taiwan: composer Will Todd on his experiences collaborating with the Soochow University Alumni Choir in Taiwan
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Takemitsu, Ravel & The Blue Guitar: Music@Malling opens ten days of music in historic venues in Kent. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/take...
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Be still, and know that I am God: Choral Contemplations - Sacred Introits & Duets from Phoenix Consort & Adam Whitmore on Convivium Records. My record review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/be-s...
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Be still, and know that I am God: Choral Contemplations - Sacred Introits & Duets from Phoenix Consort & Adam Whitmore on Convivium Records
Be still, and know that I am God - CD review: Choral Contemplations Sacred Introits & Duets from Phoenix Consort & Adam Whitmore on Convivium Records
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Chromatica Orchestra returns for third season at Battersea Arts Centre with newly appointed principal conductor, Oliver Cope. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/Chro...
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Bringing the depth, discipline and sheer emotional power of Indian classical music to the widest possible audience. Darbar Festival 2026 at the Barbican Centre. My preview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/darb...
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Darbar Festival: bringing the depth, discipline and sheer emotional power of Indian classical music to the widest possible audience
Darbar Festival: bringing the depth, discipline and sheer emotional power of Indian classical music to the widest possible audience
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Seeing & hearing: Ben Goldscheider plays Brian Elias's Touching the Quick as part of Anish Kapoor exhibition at Southbank Centre's Hayward Gallery. My review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/seei...
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The belief that music, at its most vital, knows no borders: Icelandic record label/collective Bedroom Community is 20. My article: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/the-...
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The belief that music, at its most vital, knows no borders: Icelandic record label/collective Bedroom Community is 20
The belief that music, at its most vital, knows no borders: Icelandic record label/collective Bedroom Community is 20
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Gerald Finzi - The Dance Continued: tenor Nick Pritchard & pianist Ian Tindale on their love for a composer whose work has followed them since their early collaboration at college, & their new disc of Finzi on Signum Classics. My interview: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/gera...
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Gerald Finzi: The Dance Continued - tenor Nick Pritchard & pianist Ian Tindale on their love for a composer whose work has followed them since their early collaboration at college
Gerald Finzi: The Dance Continued, Interview - tenor Nick Pritchard & pianist Ian Tindale on their love for a composer whose work has followed them
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hugillr.bsky.social @hugillr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
BBC Proms: Bach's Mass in B minor writ large as Arcangelo give us choral bravura at Royal Albert Hall. My concert review: www.planethugill.com/2026/09/bbc-...
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