London Strings Festival: 26–30 September 2018

The London Strings Festival, which opened on Wednesday 26 September 2018, with fine performances given by Ahmed Mukhtar on Arabic oud and the Veles Ensemble string trio, and the cello  and piano duo of Emma Besselaar and Antonio Oyarzabal, continues tonight and over the weekend with concerts and a Luthiers’ Exhibition. On Friday 28 September 2018, the Eden-Stell…

New Elizabethan Award – The Worshipful Company of Musicians

The biennial New Elizabethan Award for classical guitarists and lutenists is now in its Final Selection Round for the inaugural 2019 Award. See UPDATE!! below for results. The Final Selection Round will be on 6 July 2018 at the Royal Academy of Music, London from 10.30am to 4.30pm. The eight candidates are: the lutenist Sergio Bucheli (with ensemble); and the…