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4th Hong Kong Early Music Festival – “The Story of Two Cities”
9,10,13,14 October 2025Presented by Concerto da Camera Both Venice and Hamburg were once major commercial ports in European history. International trade brought them immense wealth, while the convergence of peoples and cultures fostered a fertile ground for artistic flourishing. Since
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Review: Björk’s Homogenic by Wooden Elephant
One of my favourite memories of all time is of snorkelling in Fiji on a school trip in my late teens. The beaches were light and sandy, the water somehow both bright turquoise and perfectly translucent. Equipped with flippers and
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Schubertiade Hohenems July 2025: Day 4
The Sitkovetsky Trio started Day 4 with a concert of Schubert and Beethoven’s piano trios. Opening with Schubert’s Trio (Sonata in 1 movt) in B♭ major, D 28, a work written when Schubert was only 15, we heard a work
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Schubertiade Hohenems July 2025
From Heatwave to Harmony
Konradi, Krimmel and Heide weave Brahms’ Magic
As the sweltering heat that had gripped much of central and southern Europe finally softened its grip, a gentle breeze ushered in the Schubertiade Hohenems on 10 July 2025. Roughly 300 visitors gathered at the Markus-Sittikus Hall, a meticulously restored
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The Schubertiade July Performers
The 50th anniversary year of the Schubertiade kicks off on 10 July with what has become one of the festival’s signature concerts: a lieder recital. Soprano Katharina Konradi and baritone Konstantin Krimmel, with Daniel Heide on the piano, sing a
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Schubertiade Hohenems 2025
Programme Highlights
Universal Embrace
Nestled in the picturesque region of Vorarlberg, Austria, the charming town of Hohenems once again hosts the renowned Schubertiade from July 10 to 14, 2025. This celebrated festival, a pinnacle of musical excellence for nearly 50 years, invites audiences to
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Itinéraire Baroque 2025
A Journey Through Time and Place
The enchanting Itinéraire Baroque festival, held across picturesque venues in the Dordogne region, presents a vibrant celebration of Baroque music and arts. It showcases a diverse array of performances ranging from chamber music and cantatas to theatrical comédie-ballets. The 2025
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A Beautiful Thread: Celebrating Thomas Hardy’s Legacy in Words and Music
Stinsford church, near Dorchester in Dorset in the south-west of England, just a short distance from Thomas Hardy’s birthplace at Upper Bockhampton, and the place where his heart is buried, provided the perfect setting for A Beautiful Thread, a new
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