REVIEW: Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe performance was equal parts virtuosic and moving.
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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: 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: 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…
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…
REVIEW: The Fulltone Orchestra Christmas Concert
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Festive vibes, heartfelt moments, and Christmas cheer—all for a good cause.” One of the best things about being a reviewer is discovering venues I’ve never been to before, and Central Hall Westminster was a lovely find. Its…
REVIEW: White Christmas
Reading Time: 2 minutesA lively evening filled with festive classics. Festive jumpers, sparkly dresses, and the occasional set of deely boppers could be seen throughout last night’s audience at the Liverpool Philharmonic’s White Christmas concert. Led by conductor Richard Balcombe,…
REVIEW: From the Canyon to the Stars
Reading Time: 3 minutesA dislodged myriad of instrumentation superbly handled by the BBC Philharmonic In an orchestra setting, it is not often you find strings outnumbered by percussion, but with an atmospheric and mercurial piece like Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Des canyons…