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
Two brilliant voices fill the Royal Albert Hall
Young composer and esoteric veteran achieve alchemical reaction in endless reverberations
Two hours of backwards-somersaults and British accents in a confetti-drenched spectacle
classical
From 1980 to 2025 with the West Coast’s pied piper and his eager following
Perfect ensemble runs the gamut of a supreme masterpiece
A robust and assertive Beethoven concerto suggests a player to follow
opera
Katie Mitchell sucks the strangeness from Janáček’s clash of legalese and eternal life
English National Opera's production of a 21st century milestone has been a tough journey
Celine Byrne sings gorgeously but doesn’t round out a great operatic character study

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