Standing in for Sir Simon
April 2016. Absolutely thrilled to have stood in for Sir Simon Rattle to rehearse with the OAE on Monday…! And such great rep too – Bruckner 6 and the Scherzo from Hans Rott’s Symphony no. 3.
Anacréon on BBC Radio 3’s CD Review
December 2015. Thank you Simon Heighes for picking Anacréon as one of your top recordings of 2015! The OAE and I are delighted! Listen to Simon in conversation with Radio 3’s Andrew MacGregor here.
Rameau world-première recording
Very excited that our world-première recording of Rameau’s Anacreon (the one of 1754) is out this month. It’s the first studio recording of a Rameau opera in the UK for 30 years! Thank you Stephen Carpenter and the OAE; Anna, Agustin and Matthew for singing so wonderfully; Andrew, Claire and Matt and all the Signum team; and all the modern-day Ramistes whose generous support has helped make it happen. An important landmark – 4 stars ‘Debussy conducted a version of Rameau’s…