It was Richard Hickox who, with a characteristically ebullient phone call in 2008, just three days before his untimely death, commissioned Colin Matthews's latest piece from him... more
In November 2008 the musical world lost one of its most distinguished and popular conductors, Richard Hickox. It was a nice touch for the City of London Sinfonia to programme a couple of works by composers... more
Richard Hickox has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 60, four days before he was due to conduct a new production at English National Opera... more
He has been out of fashion for more than 50 years, but now composer Ralph Vaughan Williams's vision of Englishness is being celebrated once again.... more
If you’re looking to get in on the festival vibe this summer, but standing knee-deep in mud doesn't appeal, you could try the Hampton Court Palace Festival.... more
This performance of Britten's War Requiem by the National Youth Orchestra at St Paul's Cathedral made up in grandeur what was lost in the acoustics.... more
Three decades after his death, Britten's reputation as an operatic composer soars higher than ever as these productions of Peter Grimes and Death In Venice prove.... more
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