by Guy Rickards | Jun 26, 2022 | Awards, Music
At the close of this afternoon’s recital – featuring songs by Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Delius, Balakirev, Duparc and Strauss – at the Wigmore Hall, London, Rupert Christiansen presented this year’s Award for Young Talent (Voice) to the bass,... 
by Guy Rickards | Jun 7, 2022 | Music
Bruno Delepelaire, cello, Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko World premiere, 7 May 2022 Korean-born, London-resident Donghoon Shin was the Music Section’s Young Composer of 2019, an award made in recognition of his finely attuned aural... 
by Guy Rickards | Dec 5, 2021 | Awards, Music
Much delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic and resulting restrictions, the final one of the Music Section’s 2020 Awards for Young Talent was presented to violist Timothy Ridout onstage at The Wigmore Hall at a lunchtime concert on Saturday, November 27th 2021. The... 
by Guy Rickards | Dec 5, 2021 | Awards, Music
The presentation of the Music Section’s Awards for 2020 (based on activity carried out during the previous year) has been much disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Section prefers to present the Awards wherever possible at concerts featuring the artists... by Guy Rickards | Oct 6, 2021 | Music
Kelly Glyptis, in the title role, and Thomas Kelly as her lover Emile, in ‘Madeleine’ Surrey Opera is a semi-professional company, founded in 1969. Like many similar companies around the country, they offer a platform for young and aspiring singers. Unlike... 