Good Tidings
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. Clive Paget recommends eight of the best new albums featuring festive music.
November 25, 2024
Sir John Eliot Gardiner launches new ensembles
The British conductor is back with a new orchestra and choir, which will perform an identical program to the group he stepped away from last year.
September 10, 2024
Sir John Eliot Gardiner steps down after alleged assault
The English conductor has withdrawn from all 2023 performances after a reported assault on an English singer.
September 1, 2023
Fit for a King: Buckingham Palace announces music for the Coronation
Twelve newly commissioned pieces of music – including one by Andrew Lloyd Webber - will frame the Coronation of King Charles.
February 20, 2023
Review: Bach: St John Passion (English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner)
Gardiner’s thrilling third St John blazes with passion and power.
April 14, 2022
On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in March 2022
This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
February 21, 2022
Review: Handel: Semele (Monteverdi Choir)
Sexy, vain and petulant – a Semele for our times?
August 27, 2020
Review: Bach: Violin Concertos (Kati Debretzeni)
Fresh, vibrant and joyful Bach with a stunning new addition.
April 30, 2020
Review: Love is Come Again (Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner)
Gardiner’s Easters in rural England here lovingly evoked.
July 30, 2019
Review: Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria (English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner)
Ulisse completes this Monteverdian’s Monteverdi.
April 8, 2019
Review: Schubert • Brahms: Symphony No 5, Serenade No 2 (Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner)
Brahms and Schumann bring out the softer side of Gardiner.
February 19, 2019
Review: All-Berlioz Program (Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Carnegie Hall)
Gardiner's Berlioz generates a charge, while Simon Callow helps the Symphonie Fantastique's sequel fly again.
October 17, 2018
Stuart Skelton’s Florestan heads an eclectic 2017 Proms
Steve Davislim's Tito will also be among the highlights to catch the ears of Aussie audiences.
April 24, 2017