Tchaikovsky never held back. He asked for his Fifth Symphony to be performed con desiderio e passione – ‘with desire and passion’ – and when guest conductor Ben Glassberg joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, we can promise exactly that. With its heartfelt melodies and blazing colours, we love playing Tchaikovsky’s Fifth as … [Read More]
Musician: Clara-Jumi Kang
Shostakovich & Stravinsky at the Barbican, with Clara-Jumi Kang
Stravinsky and Gubaidulina breathe vivid, visceral life into Russian fairy tales, plus Shostakovich’s most beautiful and riveting concerto. In her 1971 Märchen – Poem, Sofia Gubaidulina uses music of transcendent beauty to conjure a stick of chalk that dreams of life outside the classroom drawing beautiful landscapes. Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet paints an equally fantastical world … [Read More]
Barbican 25/26 classical season to include Seong-Jin Cho artist portrait, plus Yeol Eum Son and Clara-Jumi Kang
For those keen to lock down their diary commitments well in advance, the Barbican has just announced its September 2025 – July 2026 classical music season. For Seong-jin Cho fans, you have four opportunities to see him – including two performances of Chopin’s 2nd piano concerto – in what is billed as an Artist Portrait. … [Read More]
Korean performers at the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival
Five performance programmes from Korea to celebrate 140 years of diplomatic relations with the UK: three of chamber and solo instrumental music, plus the KBS Symphony Orchestra and the National Changgeuk Company. 8 August: Novus String Quartet The Queen’s Hall, 11:00am Tickets from £13.50 | Buy tickets here Schubert String Quartet in C minor D703 ‘Quartettsatz’ … [Read More]