Aside from elves on shelves, Rudolph, Santa’s unhealthy diet and other 20 th century customs, Christmas has long had folklore and traditions associated with it that, while not found in the biblical ...

There’s nothing like an invigorating blast of trumpets and glory to start the final countdown to Christmas, and, performing true to form on Friday evening, the early-music ensemble Vox Luminis, under ...

The instruments not only balanced perfectly with the voices, but gave us some delectable textures of sound – edginess from the strings; a sparkly pair of flutes accompanying the soprano duet in ...

The Gesualdo Six’s Advent calendar this year consists of five dates in Clervaux, Helsinki, London, Cambridge and Stroud; Wednesday evening saw them at Smith Square for the second of these. While many ...

In the first few decades of the 18 th century, the chattering classes of British cities were obsessed by Italian music – enjoyment of its elegance and sophistication (with just ...

Not only is The Glasshouse International Centre for Music spectacularly set on the banks of the River Tyne, with wide views of the city of Newcastle, but it houses in Sage One a superb concert hall ...

London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Community Voices are joined by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir for a powerful evening of Spirituals and Gospel. A big celebration of Gospel music has become an annual ...

Jetske Mijnssen’s new staging of Ariodante arrives with a clear conceptual stamp: Handel reframed as a Chekhovian family drama, the royal household recast as an emotionally shut ...

It’s never easy to bring ancient folkloric traditions to the stage, especially when their narrative is challenging, but with two ever-innovative companies involved, together with singing by some of ...