REVIEW: Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe performance was equal parts virtuosic and moving.
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REVIEW: Gladiator in Concert
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor its special 25th anniversary, Gladiator returned to the big screen, presented in association with CineConcerts, this five-time Academy Award-winning film came to the Royal Albert Hall for a screening with live orchestra, performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus.
REVIEW: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Reading Time: 2 minutesCinematic masterpiece accompanied by stunning live orchestra The Royal Albert Hall’s latest Films in Concert series presents Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a martial arts epic directed by Ang Lee and originally released in 2000. Hailed as a…
REVIEW: Seven Last Words
Reading Time: 2 minutes A stirring evening of music The Scottish Chamber Orchestra Strings and Chorus captivated a packed Greyfriars Kirk on Saturday evening with a powerful Special Event performance of James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words. The hour-long programme was rich in…
REVIEW: ASMF with Anthony Roth Costanzo
Reading Time: 2 minutesA night of immense spiritual and acoustic comfort One week prior to Good Friday 2025, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo joined forces with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under the direction of Tomo Keller. The…
REVIEW: Some Enchanted Evening
Reading Time: 2 minutesA nostalgic celebration of golden age musicals Sitting in the ornate surroundings of Richmond Theatre last night, I couldn’t help but feel like I’d wandered into someone else’s love story. Some Enchanted Evening, a concert dedicated to…
REVIEW: RSNO: Jess Gillam & Shostakovich Eight featuring Anna Clyne’s ‘Glasslands’
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe show opened with the wonderful Anna Clyne’s Glasslands, full of Irish myth and wonder. It was the first of many extremes of the night and set a fantastic tone for the Shostakovich symphony to come.
REVIEW: Song of the Earth
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith a perfectly suited curation, the ensemble-in-residence Aurora Orchestra took to the stage of Hall One on Saturday, April 5, with Mahler’s headlining song cycle, Song of the Earth.
REVIEW: The Silence of the Lambs
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith haunting precision and cinematic grace, ASMF redefines the film concert experience—The Silence of the Lambs has never sounded so chillingly alive
REVIEW: Barnes Music Festival – Opening Concert
Reading Time: 2 minutesOver two action-packed weeks, the Barnes Music Festival presents 36 events across the region. The emphasis this year is on music and literature and each event explores the interplay between the two themes.