Star mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina shone in Ravel’s Shéhérazade, part of a vivid London Philharmonic programme of music evoking fairytales and far horizons

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Thirty-six year after its premiere, there is finally a recording of Michael Tippett’s problematic last opera

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Listen to Michael Tippett: New Year by Michael Tippett, Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers.

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Release date: 14 March 2025 The first commercial recording of Michael Tippett's opera New Year, featuring a stellar cast, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins. This major 2-dis...

The opening of Tippett’s Piano Concerto (1953...

Sir Simon Rattle celebrates his 70th birthday with the LSO in a concert of British music

Edward Gardner conducts first-rate performances of two rarely recorded works, bringing Tippett’s musical language into sharp focus

A performance of Michael Tippett's New Year by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.