Hector Berlioz
John Eliot Gardiner pulls out of BBC Proms after punching bass soloist
Conductor assaulted English singer backstage in France after reportedly telling him he had left podium on wrong side
Caroline Davies
24, Aug, 2023 @1:45 PM
Prom 30: Tredegar Band/BBCNOW/Bancroft review – Higgins's vivid and expressive love letter to brass bands
Gavin Higgins’s ambitious new ‘concerto grosso’ was brilliantly played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Tredegar Band
Andrew Clements
09, Aug, 2022 @11:35 AM
Josephine Veasey obituary
Mezzo-soprano with a commanding presence as Bizet’s Carmen, Berlioz’s Dido and Wagner’s Fricka at Covent Garden
Barry Millington
08, Mar, 2022 @4:43 PM
From Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams: more musical voices who have changed our world
Over the past few months, our Know the Score series introduced 20 great composers. But what of the many we couldn’t write about? Martin Kettle suggests some other names whose music is well worth exploring
Martin Kettle
25, Nov, 2020 @1:36 PM
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust review | Erica Jeal's classical album of the month
Michael Spyres is almost superhumanly good in this live recording of Berlioz’s légende dramatique
Erica Jeal
12, Dec, 2019 @3:00 PM
Berlioz: a thrilling comeback by the master of the grand gesture
One hundred and fifty years after his death, Berlioz’s music is finally getting the audience it deserves. Why has it taken so long to be loved?
Edward Blakeman
28, Aug, 2019 @11:43 AM
The Demon review – Cardiff winner Andrei Kymach makes his mark
A remarkable showing from the newly crowned Singer of the World and erotically charged scenes in this Rubinstein rarity
Tim Ashley
01, Jul, 2019 @2:30 PM
Philharmonia/Nelson review – devotion and drama elevate Berlioz's Requiem
In this grand setting, the composer’s Grande Messe des Morts unfolded with intensity and gravitas, with tenor Michael Spyres bringing ease and beauty of tone
Tim Ashley
11, Mar, 2019 @1:30 PM
Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Les Nuits d’Été review – Roth's piquant period performance
This historically accurate performance is truly convincing, adding transparency and emotion to Berlioz
Andrew Clements
24, Jan, 2019 @3:00 PM
Queens and aces: the best classical music of 2019
There’s a year-long celebration of female composers, a brand new festival of contemporary music – and it’s birthday time for Berlioz
Andrew Clements
01, Jan, 2019 @3:01 PM
L’Enfance du Christ/BBCSO review – Berlioz rendered with baleful beauty
Themes of refuge and religious doubt came to the fore in a poignant oratorio conducted elegantly by Edward Gardner
Tim Ashley
18, Dec, 2018 @3:48 PM
Berlioz: Les Troyens CD review – electrifying performances set a new benchmark
John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato and a carefully assembled cast never let the pace slacken in a stylish recording full of tremendous dramatic commitment
Andrew Clements
22, Nov, 2017 @4:49 PM
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