New curtains unveiled at Royal Opera House featuring cipher of King Charles III bachtrack.com/news-curtain...

Razing expectations: Clara Yang's immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds ✍️ Kurt Gottschalk bachtrack.com/review-clara...

Praying for better: Richard Jones' clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden ✍️ Dominic Lowe bachtrack.com/review-samso...

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring ✍️ Frank Kuznik bachtrack.com/review-popel...

From movie music to moving music: Korngold and Mahler from the @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social ✍️ Roy Westbrook bachtrack.com/review-petre...

Rituals of the radical: energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the @elbphilharmonie.de ✍️ Mengguang Huang bachtrack.com/review-curre...

Giedrė Šlekytė named new Music Director of Royal Scottish National Orchestra @rsno.bsky.social bachtrack.com/news-giedre-...

Audacious and virtuosic: does the quality of Angel’s Bone herald what Manchester can expect from English National Opera? ✍️ Lawrence Dunn bachtrack.com/review-du-yu...

A new 2,000 seat open air amphitheatre for NYC’s @lincolncenter.bsky.social bachtrack.com/news-lincoln...

Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication and colourful nuance at the Concertgebouw ✍️ Clare Varney bachtrack.com/review-alexa...

Era-defining string sound in the @liverpoolphil.bsky.social’s Mahler 9 bachtrack.com/review-hindo...

Royal Danish Ballet’s Lady Macbeth: Akram Khan works his magic again ✍️ Graham Watts bachtrack.com/review-lady-...

Don't miss @scottishopera.bsky.social Marriage of Figaro. Fine singing and looks gorgeous. Sir Thomas Allen's astute direction tells the story and the comedy is spot on. Read more @bachtrack.com bachtrack.com/22/296/view/... 📷 Mihaela Budlovic

Ruby Lister and Chun Wai Chan in Edwaard Liang's Distant Cries. My review of an all-contemporary program at New York City Ballet for @bachtrack.com bachtrack.com/review-nycb-... (Photo: Erin Baiano)

Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Caribbean-tinged Carmen ✍️ Thomas May bachtrack.com/review-carme...

Perhaps the Boston SO might find this sparkling review of Andris Mahler 8 food for thought?

Redemption and a Sunday morning musical caffeine shot: Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Phil in Mahler 8 at the Wiener Konzerthaus bachtrack.com/review-mahle...

From a ‘classical‘ symphony to Götterdämmerung with The Cleveland Orchestra ✍️ Sam Jacobson bachtrack.com/review-welse...

Sir Thomas Allen’s Marriage of Figaro for @scottishopera.bsky.social still entertains ✍️ David Smythe bachtrack.com/review-marri...

An au courant odyssey with the Czech Phil in Prague ✍️ Frank Kuznik bachtrack.com/review-bychk...

Totally agree, an invaluable resource – thanks for your contribution. Do we have any idea why Gardner is leaving the LPO? I'm looking forward to hearing them at the Proms.

There is no better site than @bachtrack.com for comprehensive world coverage of classical music. It's the leader in its field and I feel privileged to make small contributions to it. Still free to use, btw.

The opening blast of Mahler 8: more effective than an espresso on a Sunday morning! Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic at the Konzerthaus ✍️ Mark Pullinger bachtrack.com/review-mahle...

Echoes from the past: Kirill Petrenko's ideal Pulcinella at the Philharmonie @berliner-philharmoniker.de ✍️ Elena Luporini bachtrack.com/review-petre...

Spellbinding Neruda Songs from Joyce DiDonato and Edward Gardner with the @chicagosymphony.bsky.social ✍️ Graham Meyer bachtrack.com/review-gardn...

Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham @welshnatopera.bsky.social ✍️ Rohan Shotton bachtrack.com/review-flyin...

Massenet’s Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging @canadianopera.bsky.social ✍️ John Gilks bachtrack.com/review-werth...

Russian Spring: Sir Mark Elder and @thehalle.bsky.social reunite in glorious style ✍️ Leighton Jones bachtrack.com/review-elder...

Anna Dowsley shines as Rossini's Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide ✍️ Sandra Bowdler bachtrack.com/review-cener...

“I played over the music of that scoundrel Brahms. What a giftless bastard!” Tchaikovsky and Brahms shared the same birthday (7th May 1840 and 1833 respectively) and actually got on rather well. Enjoy our top ten playlists for each: bachtrack.com/playlist-bes...

“I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their patron saint.” Peter Shaffer put these words into Antonio Salieri's mouth. But how mediocre a composer Antonio Salieri, who died in Vienna 201 years ago today? And did he poison you-know-who? bachtrack.com/feature-amad...

No harbour shelters peace: Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera ✍️ Christopher Woodley bachtrack.com/review-peter...

Subtle magic: Zubin Mehta’s celebrates his 90th birthday in style in Berlin ✍️ Zenaida des Aubris bachtrack.com/review-zubin...

Denis Kozhukhin’s captivating storytelling compels on tour with the @londonsymphony.bsky.social ✍️ Clare Varney bachtrack.com/review-pappa...

Power and precision: BBC Philharmonic’s bold but unbalanced Stravinsky and Adams ✍️ Leighton Jones bachtrack.com/review-storg...

Between lyricism and volatility: Yuja Wang with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at @carnegiehall.bsky.social ✍️ Edward Sava-Segal bachtrack.com/review-yuja-...

Eric Lu brings scintillating his Chopin to Singapore ✍️ Chang Tou Liang bachtrack.com/review-kahch...

Two funerals and a bedding: a contemporary triple bill in the Linbury Theatre @rbo-org.bsky.social ✍️ Eleanor Knight bachtrack.com/review-depar...

Virtuosity, virtue and veracity: Elim Chan and @torontosymphony.bsky.social reign supreme in Shostakovich’s Ninth ✍️ Michelle Assay bachtrack.com/review-elim-...

A light-year away: Saariaho's concerto Notes on Light receives its Berlin premiere ✍️ Elena Luporini bachtrack.com/review-oramo...

Ballet Nights 011 – Convergence a winning formula at @cadoganhall.bsky.social ✍️ Deborah Weiss bachtrack.com/review-balle...

The triumph of virtue: Rossini's Cenerentola in Brisbane at Opera Queensland ✍️ Sandra Bowdler bachtrack.com/review-cener...

New interview! Kith and kin: Brett Dean and family prepare Of One Blood, a new opera about Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots ✍️ Lawrence Dunn bachtrack.com/interview-br...

Unnatural Harmony: Requiem to a troubled genius at the @southbankcentre.bsky.social’s Multitudes ✍️ Chris Garlick bachtrack.com/review-unnat...

Steve Reich at 90 celebrated in Liverpool ✍️ Pwyll ap Sion bachtrack.com/review-jacks...

No fixed paths: Jorge Losana on Early music in Spain ✍️ Eleanor Knight bachtrack.com/interview-jo...

Do conductors get better with age? “Haha, that’s for you guys to decide!” We interviewed Zubin Mehta (90 today) back in 2023: bachtrack.com/interview-zu...

Rambert School, Juilliard School, Wayne McGregor: triple threat! ✍️ Deborah Weiss bachtrack.com/interview-am...

Happy 90th birthday to Zubin Mehta! 🥳 He celebrates by conducting the Maggio Musicale in Beethoven 9. We last reviewed him in March, conducting the Vienna Phil (📸 Julia Wesely).

When women took over the Future Dance Festival at New York City's legendary 92nd Street Y: my review for @bachtrack.com bachtrack.com/review-futur... (Photo: Steven Pisano)