Braving the snow and ice was a small price to pay for the privilege of hearing a beautifully executed programme of challenging and unfamiliar pieces of music from the likes of Poulenc, Gerald Barry and Walton. The overarching theme of the concert… Read more →
The BPO was on top form. The prelude to Aïda and Triumphal March, what a way to celebrate 200 years of Verdi! Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos was such fun, with two brilliant soloists who have performed this playful and romantic work… Read more →
Familiar and sterling, Butterworth’s ‘Two English Idylls’ (based on Sussex folksongs) and Warlock’s ‘Capriol Suite’ (antique dances) evoked the nostalgia of 20th Century ‘English Music’. Relaxed and happy we were ready to concentrate on Ireland’s Piano Concerto, a much more complex and… Read more →
With December and frosts coming, ‘Nutcracker’ is as warming and welcome as mulled wine and mufflers. This luxe production only just fits on the Theatre Royal’s stage but that adds to the intimacy. We could see the dancers’ anxious looks and grins… Read more →
Weber’s invigorating ‘Jubilee’ Overture is perfect for damp afternoons, although the double-basses probably prefer something more sedate! After a cheery fanfare the whole orchestra had a good workout that led up to the stately national anthem of the Kingdom of Saxony, to… Read more →
The future of early music is secure in the hands of performers like the IBP, led by charismatic Kati Debretzeni. Abetted by the very secure and well-balanced BREMF singers, they made the finale of the Brighton Early Music Festival a climactic celebration,… Read more →
Verdi’s ‘Force of Destiny’ Overture began this concert gloriously with thrilling brass, passionate strings and two astonishingly assertive harps! The woodwind’s quality told in their solo passages of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23, complementing Richard Uttley’s introspective delivery perfectly. He gave the Adagio… Read more →
Pure of voice and gentle of tone the Celestial Sirens certainly live up to their name. With Claire Williams and Laurie Stras (organ) and Frances Kelly (harp), all dressed as nuns they lured a large audience into Brighton’s coldest church. They kept… Read more →
David Munrow (1942-1976) musician, broadcaster and academic, tempted a whole generation of young musicians into his enchanted world of early music. Many are still performing today. Three (Deborah Roberts, Sally Dunkley and Andrew van der Beek) discussed his enduring legacy with Sir… Read more →
Medieval music, food and wine can make you quite merry. The Orlando Consort wanted a relaxed atmosphere and they generated a really lovely party. They performed some of the most exquisitely complicated music ever with an assured yet relaxed mastery. Just four… Read more →
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