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18/06/2026

This week we are preparing Friday´s world premiere, a work by Alex Paxton, together with our colleagues in the WDR Symphony Orchestra. The man at the helm, bringing us all safely to shore: conductor Jonathan Stockhammer!
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Diese Woche bereiten wir gemeinsam mit unseren Kollegen vom WDR-Sinfonieorchester die Weltpremiere am Freitag vor, ein Werk von Alex Paxton. Der Mann am Ruder, der uns alle sicher ans Ziel bringt: Dirigent Jonathan Stockhammer!

16/06/2026

The latest subject of BBC Global's Arts in Motion series is Francesca Chiejina who discusses her life as a soprano, how opera saved her life, and how she uses her artistry to bring hope.

For Nigerian-American soprano Francesca Chiejina, the stage became ...

16/06/2026

A recent concert from Malmö Symfoniorkester, conducted by Patrik Ringborg, is live on Swedish Radio for a limited time.

Listen while it’s still online ✨

13/06/2026

Tonight at Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Anna Harvey makes a major role debut as Sister Helen in Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's Dead Man Walking in a new production by Philipp Westerbarkei. Performances continue until 1 July. More information and tickets here: https://bit.ly/3QzjyP4

12/06/2026

12/06/2026

To open the Aldeburgh Festival Britten Pears Arts, Sophie Bevan - Soprano performs the role of Mélisande and Dame Sarah Connolly performs the role of Geneviève in a semi-staging of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, directed by Rory Kinnear on 12 & 13 June.

Discover this breathtaking opera with Ryan Wigglesworth conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at brittenpearsarts.org/events/pell%C3%A9as-et-m%C3%A9lisande. ✨

12/06/2026

Laurence Cummings conducts a new production of Monteverdi's Il ritorno d’Ulisse with The English Concert, directed by John Caird at Garsington Opera, opening 12 June, with Benjamin Hulett as Giove & Anfinomo. ⛵

Grab a ticket and step into this enchanting world at garsingtonopera.org/whats-on/il-ritorno-dulisse/.🎟️

07/06/2026

Pieter Wispelwey appears in two performances at Carnegie Hall as part of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s Bach Festival. On Sunday, 7 June, he presents a recital of J.S. Bach’s complete Six Cello Suites, followed by Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C major with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Nicolas Ellis, on Wednesday, 10 June.

05/06/2026

Today, The Gesualdo Six release their eleventh album, Wishing Tree, described by the group’s director, Owain Park, as “a journey through time, poetry, and song, rooted in tradition yet alive with contemporary expression”.

Wishing Tree is available to buy on and 's websites.

04/06/2026

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, joined by Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, formally presented the Grammy Award to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala on 3 June 2026, together with Kabir Sehgal.

The award, in the category of Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, recognises Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a collaboration blending his reflections on compassion, peace and the oneness of humanity with Indian classical music. Photo by Tenzin Choejor.