With examples of what we can enjoy right now, as well as what we can expect to see this year, the world of classical music has been looked at by The Arts Desk.
Tucked away in Monmouthshire, Stephan Walsh flags up a modest yearly classical festival. Young professional musicians gather every January for the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival in Briavel's Castle. It's the brainchild of pianist Daniel Tong and violinist Fiona McNaught, and began life as a pleasurable retreat from busy concert schedules for those who love playing chamber music.
Often overlooked composer Elizabeth Maconchy is next with the BBC Symphony Orchestra's disc of pieces. Though she was a pupil of Vaughan Williams, Maconchy's style is edgy, gritty and surprisingly un-English. Sir Mark Elder and the Halle Orchestra tackle the London Symphony of Vaughan Williams as he finally gets a look in. Rickson was of the opinion that this symphony shouldn't really work and yet it truly does, especially when played as well as it is here.
Graham Rickson provides a weekly round-up of the latest classical CD releases. With Alexandre Theraud playing piano alongside the Les Violons du Roy chamber orchestra, first up is a disc of Bachs keyboard concertos. The technical skill and energy on display here often dazzles and delights and together they produce a unique sound.
With all eyes turning to London for the summer Olympics and the centre celebrating its 30th birthday, it promises to be a bumper season at the Barbican throughout 2012. The classical highlights at the Barbican in 2012, among the theatre, new music and dance on offer, include an evening commemorating the sinking of the Titanic a century ago, appearances by Nico Muhly and Sufjan Stevens and a series of concerts by the visiting New York Philharmonic.
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