Press coverage for CMF and CMF Artists.
2020 CMF Artist Nishla Smith is interviewed for ‘Meet the Artist’ Series
Feature of new partnership with CMF and Wiltshire Music
Review of the Isolation Songbook featuring CMF Artists Helen Charlston and Alexander Soares
Review of the Isolation Songbook featuring CMF Artists Helen Charlston and Alexander Soares
Interview with 2020 CMF Artist Yanqin Player Reylon Yount
Round up of latest events in the city including CMF upcoming concerts
Harmony and History – a feature about the CMF & Barts Heritage partnership
Review of Ligeti Quartet’s new album release ‘Songbooks Vol 1’ on Nonclassical
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Announcement of the new Lunchtime Concert Series streaming live to NHS hospitals
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A review Bach, the Universe and Everything with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment where Mezzo-Soprano Helen Charlston performed
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A review of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time at St Paul’s Cathedral, London performed by Emily Sun violin, Ariana Kashefi cello, Alexander Soares piano & Joseph Shiner clarinet.
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A review of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time at St Paul’s Cathedral, London performed by Emily Sun violin, Ariana Kashefi cello, Alexander Soares piano & Joseph Shiner clarinet.
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A review of Samson Tsoy and Pavel Kolesnikov’s performance at Peckham Car Park
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A review of Samson Tsoy and Pavel Kolesnikov’s performance at Peckham Car Park
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A review of Samson Tsoy and Pavel Kolesnikov’s performance at Peckham Car Park
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A review of Samson Tsoy and Pavel Kolesnikov’s performance at Peckham Car Park
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A 5* review of Kaleidoscope Collective’s Wigmore Hall performance with CMF Artist viola player Rosalind Ventris
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A review of pianist Iyad Sughayer‘s latest album ‘Khachaturian Piano Works’ released on BIS Records
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A review of Iyad Sughayer’s lunchtime concert performance at St Bart’s the Great as part of the CMF Lunchtime Community Concert series
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Critic’s choice and review of Iyad Sughayer‘s album ‘Khachaturian Piano Works’ released on BIS Records
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Review of Iyad Sughayer‘s album ‘Khachaturian Piano Works’ released on BIS Records
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Interview with Iyad Sughayer
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Preview of A4 Brass Quartet’s upcoming concert at Christ Church, Skipton
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Interview with Anna Cavaliero ahead of performances with Oxford Lieder. Listen from 1 hour 31 mins.
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Review of Bartosz Glowacki’s latest album ‘Genesis’
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Review of Anna Cavaliero‘s lunchtime concert with City Music Foundation
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Interview with double-bassist Toby Hughes about his recent recording with Champs Hill Records
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Review of Samson Tsoy performing at the Wigmore Hall
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Review of Misha Mullov-Abbado BBC New Generation Artist Concert
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Giacomo Smith and Kansas Smitty’s to play at RAH
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Giacomo Smith’s band Kansas Smitty’s has been signed to Ever Records
Iona Fyfe Trio nominated for Folk Band of the Year
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Nérija debut TV appearance
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Kansas Smitty’s signed to new label
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Lotte Betts-Dean is the recipient of the Tait Memorial Trust award
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Review of Helen Charlston’s performance “Her Father’s Voice”
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Iona Fyfe trio nominated for Scots Band of the year
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Preview of Miguel Gorodi’s performance
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Review of Nérija’s new album Blume
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Ligeti Quartet to perform at Sheffield International Classical Season
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Rokas Valuntonis opens Yuyuan Piano Festival
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Giacomo Smith and Kansas Smitty’s in Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas
Giacomo Smith and Kansas Smitty’s in Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas
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First US recital – Iyad Sughayer
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Marsden Jazz Festival preview – Kansas Smitty’s
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Prizewinners of New York’s Concert Artists Guild Competition – Tabea Debus
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Prizewinners of New York’s Concert Artists Guild Competition – Tabea Debus
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Prizewinners of New York’s Concert Artists Guild Competition – Tabea Debus
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2020 Season for Australian Classical and Romantic Orchestra Announced – Lotte Betts-Dean
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Preview: Ariana Kashefi at Theatre Clwyd
Preview: Emma Halnan to perform in Tickhill music Society
Preview of Horsham Music Circle – Aurora Duo Emma Halnan
Preview: Misha Mullov-Abbado EFG Jazz Festival Line-up
Preview: Alex Hitchcock at Sheffield Jazz Festival
Preview: Alex Hitchcock new EP
Review: Samson Tsoy Ragged School Music Festival
Preview VII Emulsion festival featuring Misha Mullov-Abbado
Preview: Peterborough Jazz Club new season featuring Alex Hitchcock
Preview: Miguel Gorodi debut album performance
Preview: Stratford Music Festival to include Gilda’s Quartet
Review: Ragged School Museum performance with Samson Tsoy
Dinara Klinton performs at the opening of exhibitions at the Elmhurst Art Museum USA
New EP featuring Tabea Debus and October performance to include the Ligeti Quartet
Preview: Cambridge Jazz Festival to include Alex Hitchcock
Worthing Symphony Orchestra season to conclude with Dinara Klinton
Albums of the month: Nérija’s Blume
2019/2020 Season at Millgate Arts Centre to include A4 Brass Quartet
Tickhill Music Society season to include Emma Halnan
Critical list – Gilda’s Quartet
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Announcement: 2020 Season to include CMF Artist Emily Sun
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Interview: Nérija’s new album Blume
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Review: Nérija’s new album Blume
Review: Lotte Betts-Dean Full Circle – Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Review: Lotte Betts-Dean Homelands – Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Review: Lotte Betts-Dean Baroque Around the Clock – Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Review: Lotte Betts-Dean Czech it out! Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Preview: CMF returns to The Wallace Collection for 4th year
Preview: City Music Foundation residency at the Wallace Collection
Review: Alex Hitchock album launch at PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)
Review: Lotte-Betts-Dean with Rubiks Collective in Melbourne
Preview: 2019 Summer Residency at the Wallace Collection
Preview: City Music Foundation Summer Residency
Interview: Lotte Betts-Dean on the wide world of song
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Preview: 2019 Summer Residency at the Wallace Collection
Review: Lotte Betts-Dean at Dark Mofo Festival
Preview: 2019 Summer Residency at The Wallace Collection
Preview: A4 Brass Quartet at Northern Aldborough Festival
Review: Rokas Valuntonis with London Euphonia Orchestra
Preview: Lotte Betts-Dean with Van Diemen’s Band
Interview: Yeoman Spotlight on A4 Brass Quartet
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Preview: Alex Hitchcock Quintet promise All Good Things at Edinburgh gig
Winner of A4 Brass Quartet composition competition announced
Review: Rokas Valuntonis at St Bartholomew the Great
CD Review: Alexander Soares ‘Notations & Sketches’
Review: Helen Charlston with Polyphony at St John’s Smith Square
Review: Miguel Gorodi Apophenia Album
Preview: Rokas Valuntonis at St Bartholomew the Great
Finalists announced for A4 Brass Quartet competition
Emily Sun to represent Australia at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition
Emily Sun to compete in 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition
Preview: A4 Brass Quartet to perform concert at Borough Theatre in Abergavenny
CD Review: Foyle-Štšura Duo Penderecki and Lutosławski album
Preview: Avon Valley Concerts debut for Australian violinist Emily Sun in Ringwood
Interview: Foyle-Štšura Duo on Penderecki and Lutosławski
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Preview: A4 Brass Quartet plays live in Helensburgh this weekend
Applications to become a 2019 CMF Artist are now open
CMF Artist Applications Open
Applications to become a 2019 CMF Artist are now open
Applications to become a 2019 CMF Artist are now open
Interview: Meet the Artist – Rokas Valuntonis
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Preview: Lotte Betts-Dean & Andrey Lebedev to perform at Wigmore Hall
Preview: Lotte Betts-Dean & Andrey Lebedev to perform at Wigmore Hall
Lotte Betts-Dean & Andrey Lebedev appeared live on In Tune ahead of a performance at Wigmore Hall
A4 Brass Quartet set inspiring mark for students at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Review: Helen Charlston with OAE/Christian Curnyn at Kings Place
Review: A4 Brass Quartet at St Bart’s the Less
Alexander Soares appeared live on In Tune promoting his upcoming album Notations & Sketches
Review: Helen Charlston with OAE/Steven Devine at St George’s, Bristol
A4 Brass Quartet appeared live on In Tune
A4 Brass Quartet gain latest ambassadorial accolade
Alex Hitchcock awarded 2018 Peter Whittingham Jazz Award
Alex Hitchcock, Nubiya Garcia (Nérija) & Cassie Kinoshi (Nérija) named in list of 2019 ones-to-watch
Review: The Manchester Collective’s Pierrot Lunaire staring Lotte Betts-Dean
Preview: Emily Sun at Sidmouth Music
Preview: Tchaikovsky: Notes & Letters
A4 Brass Quartet launch second composition competition
Preview: Tchaikovsky’s music meets Tchaikovsky’s letters in this very special event
Preview: Alex Hitchcock at the 2018 Cambridge International Jazz Festival
Review: Helen Charlston with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra: Bach St Matthew Passion
Review: The Planets 2018/Ligeti Quartet – Holst orbits into the modern age
City Music Foundation announces its 2018 artists
A4 Brass Quartet and Toby Hughes are CMF Artists
A4 Brass Quartet appeared live on In Tune to mark becoming 2018 CMF Artists
A4 Brass Quartet Selected as City Music Foundation Artists
City Music Foundation Programme announces new artists
2018 City Music Foundation artists announced
A4 Brass Quartet selected for acclaimed development programme
A4 Brass Quartet selected as 2018 CMF Artists
Review: Alex Hitchcock at Umbria Jazz 2018
City Music Foundation announces 2018 CMF Artists
Choir alumna Helen Charlston selected as CMF artist
Interview with double bassist Toby Hughes
Abner Jairo Ortiz García Bach video shared on website
Abner Jairo Ortiz García wraps up six weeks in London
Review: A glowing review of Mihai Ritivoiu‘s debut solo album ‘Transcendence’
Eblana String Trio appeared live on In Tune ahead of concerts at Lake District Summer Music
Review: XXIV Fantasie per il Flauto, the latest CD from Tabea Debus
Review: Alex Hitchcock at Love Supreme Jazz Festival
Review of “XXIV Fantasie”, the latest CD from Tabea Debus
Michael Foyle (with Maksim Štšura) appeared live on In Tune ahead of his ECO concerto debut
Preview: CMF Artists with ECO at Cadogan Hall (16th May 2018)
Interview with Mihai Ritivoiu ahead of his ECO concerto debut
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City Music Foundation awarded 2018/19 Rhinegold Charity Fund
Review of “XXIV Fantasie”, the latest CD from Tabea Debus
Review of “XXIV Fantasie”, the latest CD from Tabea Debus
Mihai Ritivoiu appeared live on In Tune to talk his debut album ‘Transcendence’
‘The British jazz explosion: meet the musicians rewriting the rulebook’
Includes interviews with two members of Nérija (Sheila Maurice-Grey & Nubya Garcia)
Review: Nérija at the Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall
Preview: Tabea Debus‘s Album Launch at Dr Johnson’s House (10th April 2018)
Apply to City Music Foundation’s Artist Programme
Applications for CMF Artist Programme now open
Review: ‘Morphs and Magpies’, Ligeti Quartet at London’s Steiner Recital Hall
Review: ‘Morphs and Magpies’, a concert from the cutting-edge Ligeti Quartet
2017 City Music Foundation Artists announced including pianist, Rokas Valuntonis
City Music Foundation announces 2017 artists
Review: Joseph Houston at St John’s Smith Square: masterful MC in the theatre of piano
Review: Tabea Debus at Baroque at the Edge Festival
Tabea Debus appeared live on In Tune ahead of her concert at Baroque at the Edge
Review: i, object: an operatic double-bill exploring radically different relationships with objects
Review: i, object: Opera Double Bill at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts
Review: i, object: a double-bill of delusional operas at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
Review: i, object: this operatic double-bill delivers just a single hit
Featured article on CMF and the new CMF Artists
Featured article on new 2016 CMF Artists
Article discussing the new 2016 CMF Artists
Article on the new 2016 CMF Artists
Feature on the new 2016 CMF Artists
Preview for premiere of The Heart of the Wood with CMF Artist Raphaela Papadakis
Preview and article on CMF Showcase for Rhinegold LIVE
Q&A with Laura Snowden from Tir Eolas
Review of CMF Artists’ performance of Messiaen Quartet at Clapham Omnibus.
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Full article featuring CMF Managing Director Dr Clare Taylor.
Featured in What’s On section
Preview of the CMF Music Residency at the Wallace Collection.
Preview of the CMF Music Residency at the Wallace Collection.
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An article on the CMF Summer Residency at the Wallace Collcection.
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An article on the CMF Summer Residency at the Wallace Collcection.
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An article on the CMF Summer Residency at the Wallace Collcection.
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Classic Music Magazine, 25 March 2015
Cordelia WIlliams, the British pianist celebrates Olivier Messiaen through a year-long series of concerts, visual art and poetry. Read full review.
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Classic Music Magazine, 01 December 2014
Antonia Couling looks at two foundations that offer awards to artists to help further their careers. Read full review.
Classic FM, 10 October 2014
The City Music Foundation, a new UK charity which provides classical, jazz and folk musicians with expert mentoring and guidance to help them build successful careers, has announced its list of artists for 2014. Read full review.
London Jazz News, 06 October 2014
The City Music Foundation, a new organisation providing early-stage opportunities and mentoring for young professional musicians has chosen three jazz artists for its 2014 roster. Read full review.
Music News, 05 October 2014
The City Music Foundation is one of the UK’s newest music charities and provides classical, jazz and folk musicians with expert mentoring, professional development skills and performance opportunities to help them build successful careers in music. Read full review.
Planet Hugill, 04 October 2014
The City Music Foundation was set up to bring together several established City-based institutions, including the Barbican Arts Centre, Milton Court Concert Hall, the London Symphony Orchestra, the City of London Festival and the Worshipful Company of Musicians, to support young artists. Read full review
Neon Nettle, 03 October 2014
City Music Foundation, one of the UK’s leading charities that supports jazz, folk, and classic musicians to build successful careers in music, has announced its 2014 Artists. Read full review.
Classical Music, 02 October 2014
The City Music Foundation has announced the three soloists and three chamber ensembles which it will support through mentoring, professional development and performance opportunities as part of its 2014 classical artists programme. Read full review.
Classical Music, 07 July 2014
The City Music Foundation and City of London Festival present The Recorder of London with Simon Callow and Miriam Nerval. Recorder player Mirian Nerval is an inaugural artist of the City Music Foundation and will be offering the musical element of this narrated concert which will trace the history of The Old Bailey and its position in British Justice. Read full review.–
Music News, 29 June 2014
City Music Foundation Presents two concerts in assocation with City of London Festival. The first being Wednesday 2nd July which is Brahms at Lake Thun at 7.30pm at Mercers Hall in The City of London as part of The City of London Festival and will feature Mikhail Nemtsov – Cello and Mari Poll – Violin. Read full review.
Redwood Photography, 15 May 2014
Writing about albums and EP’s on a weekly basis is a ‘feast to famine’ experience….some weeks you’re spoilt for choice with a bevy of quality material to talk about, other weeks you struggle to find anything that lights your fire. This week was definitely a ‘feast’ week with a good half-a-dozen releases that I wanted to feature, so the fact that the latest album from Bridie Jackson and The Arbour made it to the top of the pile shows how well it fared on the redwood-o-meter. Read full review.
British Music Boom, 14 May 2014
The first time we saw the new crowd funded video for Bridie Jackson & The Arbour’s song We Talked Again we were incredibly tired and had spent some time away from those we love the most. Read full review
Emerging Indie Bands, 14 May 2014
It was back in June of last year that Bridie Jackson And The Arbour were first introduced. Read full review.
Neon Filler, 13 May 2014
It’s all about the voice with Bridie Jackson and The Arbour, the North east of England folk act that scooped 2013’s Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent award. Read full review.
Grazia Daily, 12 May 2014
Tissues at the ready guys: today we’ve got a super-dramatic, super-emotional new video from band Bridie Jackson And The Arbour. The four-piece were Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent winners last year and know how to do melancholy. Read full review.
The Devil Has The Best Tuna, 11 May 2014
Since winning the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition last year Newcastle quartet Bridie Jackson and the Arbour have become one of the Devil’s favourite bands. So it’ll come as no surprise that I love their new album New Skin, the follow up to their debut Bitter Lullabies. Having heard most of the songs on the album live a number of times over the past 12 months listening to them in album form is like reuniting with far flung friends. Read full review.
Amazing Radio, 10 May 2014
As part of Shell Zenner‘s The Great Escape special show this weekend, she aired her conversation with Bridie Jackson & The Arbour from another showcase festival Liverpool Sound City last weekend. Read full review.
For Folk’s Sake, 07 May 2014
If you can find the time in your day, it’s worth taking a moment to be thankful that Bridie Jackson And The Arbour exist. It seems absurd that more bands aren’t making music that sounds like this. Read full review.
Fresh on the Net, 06 May 2014
Newcastle-based Bridie Jackson And The Arbour need no introduction to regulars here on Fresh On The Net having become favourites of ours over the past couple of years. Read full review.
The Metaphorical Boat, 05 May 2014
Bridie Jackson & The Arbour are a folk four-piece from Newcastle. Although they released their first album back in 2012, it has only really been in the past twelve months that they have really started to take off. Read full review.
Music News, 22 April 2014
Walking into St. Pancras Old Church is a pleasure in itself, the small but perfectly formed building has been a site of Christian worship since the 4th century and it’s very walls somehow exude a knowing tranquillity that feeds the soul. Read full review.
No Depression, 14 April 2014
When I first encountered Bridie Jackson and the Arbour three years ago they were like a breath of fresh air blowing across a very stale and dusty Folk music scene; and nothing has changed in the intervening years; apart from them getting better. Read full review.
Noise and Sprarks, 14 April 2014
I’m going to admit it, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of vinyl. If I can’t carry it around in my pocket – or easily copy it to a digital format – then I’m probably not going to listen to it. However, I do love a well put together release – and, more importantly, independent record stores. So I’ll be sneaking out of Eastercon this Saturday 19th April for Record Store Day 2014 – probably to catch Bridie Jackson and the Arbour at Love Music‘s live band.