Sam Sherman’s Kaddish (how to be a sanctuary): performed by Sam Sherman. Old Red Lion Pub & Playhouse, London, 19 & 20.5.2026. (AK)
Astonishing presentation of Sam Sherman’s extraordinary Kaddish
Agnes Kory
Let the World Know is a Budapest triumph for Barnabás Kelemen both artistically as well as physically
Hungary Let the World Know – Concertos and other violin pieces with orchestra by Robert Schumann, Sibelius, Bartók, Dvořák, Ravel, Bruch, Brahms, Tschaikovsky: Barnabás Kelemen (violin), László Fenyő (violoncello), orchestras and conductors. Great Hall of the Music Academy Budapest, 1 – 3 May 2026, streamed by The Violin Channel. (AK)
High quality and loving care at The Peter Tranchell Foundation concert
United Kingdom Various, Maho Ishizaka, Peter Tranchell: Tom Winpenny (organ), Piers Lane, David Doidge (piano), Tasmin Little (narrator), Imperial College Chamber Choir (conductor: Jonathan Wikeley), cast of Twice a Kiss / Michael Papadopoulos (conductor). St Paul’s Knightsbridge, London, 18.4.2026. (AK)
Musical excellence mingles with lack of clarity at Good Friday’s Wigmore Hall Haydn concert
United Kingdom Haydn: Aylen Pritchin and Tim Crawford (violins), Iris Juda (viola), David Waterman (cello), Ruth Padel (poet), Wigmore Hall, London, 3.4.2026. (AK)
‘Víkingur Ólafsson celebrates Kurtág at 100’ sees and hears the Philharmonia in celebratory mood
United Kingdom Kurtág, M. Simpson, R. Schumann, Webern: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Elena Schwarz (conductor), Tom Service (presenter). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1.3.2026. (AK)
‘Kurtag 100’ festivities astonish in Budapest
Hungary Kurtág: birthday concerts, MŰPA and BMC, Budapest, 20-22 February 2026. (AK)
ARC Ensemble’s life-affirming exploration of the compositions of Holocaust survivors
United Kingdom Music in Exile: ARC Ensemble (of Toronto), Michael Hass (guest lecturer). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.2.2026. (AK)
Memorable Kodály concert at Franz Liszt Academy Budapest with Mátyás Antal
Hungary Kodály 143: Symphony Orchestra and Alma-Mater Chorus of the Franz Liszt Academy / Matyas Antal (conductor). Great Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy, Budapest, 16.12.2025. (AK)
