All the Right Wrong Notes: Ron Bierman is highly amused by the first San Diego production of Donizetti's 'Viva la Mamma!' by Opera À la Carte San Diego: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/09/viva... @ronbierman.substack.com #classicalmusicsky #classicalmusic #operasky #opera #SanDiego #California #USA

Mike Wheeler is impressed by the start of Nottingham Royal Concert Hall's new orchestral season, with Kahchun Wong, Stephen Hough and the Hallé Orchestra: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/09/hall... @thehalle.bsky.social #classicalmusicsky #musicsky #classicalmusic #music #Nottingham #UK #piano

Malcolm Miller on Steve Reich's Tehillim at the BBC Proms : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/09/reic... #BBCProms #PromReview #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Gesualdo @stevereich.bsky.social @thegesualdosix.bsky.social @owainpark.bsky.social @malcolmmillermusic.bsky.social @vivb.eurosky.social

John Dante Prevedini's online discussion exploring the effect that COVID-19 and its lockdowns had on the classical music world starts in 1 hour : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/08/disc... #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #discussion #Zoom #COVID19 #online #event #lockdown #lockdowns

John Dante Prevedini leads an online discussion for on Saturday 29 August 2026, exploring the effect that COVID-19 and its lockdowns had on the classical music world : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/08/disc... #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #discussion #Zoom #COVID19 #online #event

Enjoying Sound: Kazue Niki, in Ongaku, her first article for Classical Music Daily, writes about playing #violin in an amateur #orchestra without practising beforehand : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/onga... #children #practice #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #music #ongaku #sound

Trapped by Social Norms: Mike Wheeler's take on the Buxton Festival / Norwich Theatre co-production of Verdi's 'La traviata': www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/la-t... Photo©2026 Genevieve Girling @buxtonfestival.bsky.social #Buxton #Verdi #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #music #opera

A Recording to Savour — Geoff Pearce admires the music of British composer John McCabe. '... a fine account of these works ...' : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/john... #JohnMcCabe #SignumClassics #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #cello #MusicSky #music

Light and Landscape: Looking ahead to some concerts by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/new-... #NZSO #Wellington #Christchurch #Auckland #Hamilton #NewZealand #Finland #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #music @tomcardy.bsky.social

Mike Wheeler is impressed by the Buxton Festival revival of Franz Lehár's 'The Merry Widow': www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/07/the-... Photo © 2026 Genevieve Girling @buxtonfestival.bsky.social #operetta #Musicsky #music #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Hungary #Austria #Buxton #Derbyshire #UK

The winners of the 2026 Swiss Music Prizes have been announced today: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/06/swis... #Switzerland #Musicsky #music #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic

A More Natural State of Perception — Sandrine Erdely-Sayo asks what animals teach us about musical listening : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/05/what... #animals #coyotes #dolphins #horses #cats #dogs #birds #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #Music #France #Sedona #Arizona #USA

Happy Birthday Johannes Brahms, a composer for grand statements: The late George Colerick writes the composer's larger choral works : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/05/brah... #Brahms #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #ChoralMusic #Germany

Why Music will Survive AI: John Dante Prevedini offers words of encouragement, and caution, on the future of music in the age of artificial intelligence : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/05/why-... #AI #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #ArtificialIntelligence

Twenty-eight-year-old Italian conductor Matteo Dal Maso has won the December 2025 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in London, just announced in April 2026 : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2025/01/dona... #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Italy #London #UK #conductors

Frances Forbes-Carbines talks backstage to musicians from the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra on the eve of their twentieth anniversary gala : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/04/next... #Armenia #Yerevan #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #orchestras #MusicSky #education

“In this recording, Brian Hsu presents a nuanced portrait of Liszt, moving beyond the image of a mere showman.” —Gerald Fenech, @classicalmusicdaily.com Pre-add Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage before Friday's release at https://listn.fm/anneesdepelerinage

This was my novelistic debut, courtesy of Orion/Hachette. FREE for the next few days!😊"A very enjoyable novel" (The Sunday Telegraph). “It sings with lyrical intensity and eloquent feeling” (Publishers Weekly) Link: books2read.com/u/bOdpnA #Booksky #Orchestra #Mahler #cello #freeebook

Full review here - www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/purc... And a clickable listening link: listn.fm/aspotlessrose

My second novel - originally published by Hachette- GHOST MUSIC - is FREE for a brief time. Swipe yours today!!! link: books2read.com/u/3y5LEZ The Secret Life of a symphony orchestra. #classicalmusic #orchestra #Mahler

“hugely entertaining, sometimes mysterious and melancholy…energetic. …an intriguing programme from a disciplined choral group whose dedication to diction, pitch, and general musicality is razor sharp.” —@classicalmusicdaily.com on The Purcell Singers' “A Spotless Rose”. 🎧 ➡️ listn.fm/aspotlessrose

Some up/forthcoming classical music concerts in various countries: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/concerts/?bsky (these are self-entry listings - follow the link on the page) #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Armenia #Austria #Bulgaria #Canada #France #Hungary #Ireland #Netherlands #UK #USA

Mike Wheeler is impressed by Beethoven, Robert Schumann and Brahms piano works, played by Hungarian pianist Daniel Lebhardt at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall : www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/dani... #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #UK #Nottingham #Germany #Hungary #piano

Today at Classical Music Daily, Malcolm Miller finds empathy, compassion, energy and hope in British composer Julian Dawes' new vocal-instrumental chamber work, performed at the 1901 Arts Club in #London: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/do-j... #classicalmusicsky #musicsky #ClassicalMusic #UK

Classical Music Daily's March 2026 PDF newsletter, 'Something Special', has just been published: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/03/some... #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #newsletter #France #UK #USA #Canada #Italy #Finland #Ukraine #Russia #concerts #orchestras #singers #piano

Today at Classical Music Daily: Especially Finely Judged - Malcolm Miller writes about three Wigmore Hall London concerts on the subject of music in exile: classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/02/musi... @ARCEnsemble #Toronto #Canada #London #UK #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #exile Photo: Sam Gaetz

Classical Music Festivals in 2026 - A guide to some of the world's 2026 festival music-making: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/01/clas... #ClassicalMusicSky #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #MusicFestivals #Festivals #Austria #Canada #Estonia #France #Germany #Ireland #Italy #Madeira #Portugal #UK #USA

Riccardo Muti & the CSO visit Orange California. Paul Bodine reports: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/01/chic... @chicagosymphony.bsky.social #ClassicalMusicSky #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #ChicagoSymphony #OrangeCounty #California #USA #Russia #France #Germany #Austria #Italy Pic: Todd Rosenberg

Today at Classical Music Daily: DENG Liang considers rethinking the master-apprentice system and oral transmission in piano pedagogy: www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/01/oral... #ClassicalMusic #piano #China #education #teaching #music #pedagogy #conservative #feudal #reverence #ritual