REVIEW: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall
Reading Time: 2 minutesinteresting soundscape linked be grandeur
Category classical
REVIEW:Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields & Alexandra Dariescu
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe talent of Dariescu is undeniable; it appears to exist naturally and spring from a place of deep passion, resulting in an effortless demonstration of artistry, executed with precision and grace
REVIEW: The Magic Flute
Reading Time: 2 minutesMozart's The Magic Flute is an opera that walks a fine line between whimsical fantasy and profound philosophical musings, and Opera North’s latest production at The Lowry, Manchester, strikes that balance with flair and imagination.
REVIEW: Aurora Orchestra and Abel Selaocoe
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Evening of Pure Joy Abel Selaocoe is more than a cellist. He’s a pioneer – someone who doesn’t just perform music but reshapes the very idea of what classical music can be. His Four Spirits Cello…
REVIEW: Schumannliebe
Reading Time: 2 minutesA thoroughly interesting premise buoyed further by thoroughly interesting music
REVIEW: Fauré’s Requiem
Reading Time: 2 minutesA curious performance of Fauré presented by contrasting collaborators, Aurora Orchestra and BBC Singers
REVIEW: Academy Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth – Bruckner 7
Reading Time: 2 minutesA quality performance by an orchestra who shone most in the colossal, sumptuous acmes ofBruckner’s immense work. Bruckner’s symphonies are famed for their magnitude, embodying the grandeur of late German Romanticism with their rich harmonies and searing…
IN CONVERSATION WITH:David Allinson
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with David Allinson, Musical Director of London chamber choir The
Renaissance Singers as he prepares for a concert that celebrates one of the greatest Renaissance composers, Palestrina.
REVIEW: The Songwriter
Reading Time: 2 minutes“An interesting but ambiguous chemistry between archlute and baritone” Time-traveling with baritone Benjamin Appl and lutenist Thomas Dunford, Songwriter offers an evening of music spanning centuries from the canonical works of Dowland, Bach, and Schubert to the…
REVIEW: Bernstein, Barber and Glass
Reading Time: 2 minutes“A varied and rousing showcase of modern classics” The performance tonight begins with Samuel Barber’s Essay No.2, a piece which itself startsstrong and forward with percussion, then goes on to rise and fall intermittently before swellingwith the…