Competition
Competition: Five deluxe pressings of Silfra to be won
We are giving away five deluxe heavyweight vinyl LPs of Silfra, the delicious new album by experimental pianist-composer Hauschka and internationally renowned concert violinist Hilary Hahn. Each comes with a beautiful poster, plus a free download of the album (in case you don't carry a record player around with you!). For a chance to win, just answer two simple questions about theartsdesk's coverage of Hauschka and Hahn.
new music
Top-drawer British harmony pop band whose promise was unfulfilled
Welsh sextet bring their lively Seventies-flavoured pop frollicking to the south coast
An admirable attempt to catch the magical groove that helped us through lockdown
classical
Fellow conductors, singers, instrumentalists and administrators recall a true Mensch
Drama and emotional power from a new principal conductor
Ginastera spolights the harp, Nino Rota the double bass in dazzling performances
opera
Every orchestral phrase and colour perfect, vocal drama often a notch below
Verdi’s original version of the opera brought to exciting life
Star singers shine in a Handel rarity
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