Reviews

SEASON FINALE – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Osborne (piano), Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

- 17 March 2019

What a splendid memorial for Don Newbold, a most generous sponsor of the BPO! He...

VICTORIA WITH A TWIST – Brighton Consort, James Dixon (director), Nick Houghton (organ)

- 11 March 2019

A delightful mix of old and new, this programme began with Tomas Luis da Victoria’s...

Agreed

- 8 March 2019

A recent post on social media reminded me how the UK Government is starving education...

The House On Cold Hill

- 7 March 2019

Peter James, best selling crime writer, can never resist his passion for a pyschic mystery...

HOLIDAY & TRAVEL – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

- 4 March 2019

The Maestro’s magical mystery tour started with Mendelssohn taking us happily away to the Hebrides...

BREMF – A SALON OPERA – Flauguissimo Duo

- 2 March 2019

A romantic Spring evening with Brighton Early Music Festival, it was almost like eavesdropping a...

Bendidorm Live

- 26 February 2019

There’s always a worry when a popular TV sit-com is taken from the screen to...

The Grand Half Marathon

- 25 February 2019

Friends may wonder what I am doing reviewing a sporty event. I must confess that...

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Camilla Roberts (soprano), Stephen Bell (conductor)

- 11 February 2019

This concert could have been so sad, being dedicated to the loving memory of violinist...

Live At Brighton Dome

- 10 February 2019

Ivo Graham sauntered onto the stage to start proceedings, welcoming the packed crowd and then...

Jasmin Vardimon: Medusa

- 9 February 2019

Stylish, frenzied and bombastic to the point of almost being overblown, Jasmin Vardimon’s Medusa certainly...

A 21st Anniversary Concert – Worthing Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Pike (violin) John Gibbons (conductor)

- 8 February 2019

Twenty-one years as Principal Conductor generate plenty of trust, authority and power. Gibbons, helped by...