Reviews

London Symphony Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano, director), Claus Peter Flor (conductor)

- 10 May 2016

Originally billed conductor Daniel Harding was sadly ill, but thankfully there were two highly capable...

Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

- 10 May 2016

Only a year ago I decided that, despite the skills shown and the thrills experienced,...

Amalthea Duo – Klio Blonz (flute) Siobhan Swider (harp)

Amalthea Duo – Klio Blonz (flute) Siobhan Swider (harp)

- 9 May 2016

Flute and harp make an intimate combination which was often so quiet that any ambient...

Dido and Aeneas: La Nuova Musica

Dido and Aeneas: La Nuova Musica

- 9 May 2016

Ann Murray’s Dido once again shows the extraordinary quality of this seasoned performer’s voice, unfailingly...

Charles Linehan Company

- 9 May 2016

In the first part of the programme we watched an interesting film project, unfinished, which...

The Last Resort

The Last Resort

- 9 May 2016

I wanted to love this, I threw myself into it and tried, but to no...

King Lear

King Lear

- 4 May 2016

There is little getting away from the sheer scale, the gory horror and darkness of...

Joe Foster and Sean McLoughlin Edinburgh Preview

- 3 May 2016

Joe Foster opened what we were told was an unplanned work-in-progress, with the kind of...

Poker Night

Poker Night

- 3 May 2016

Welcome to Hell’s casino (or should that be Hotel California?). A cosy den, enveloped in...

Calexico

- 3 May 2016

With the moon from the cover to recent record Edge Of The Sun a fitting...

The Invisible Dot with Adam Buxton

- 3 May 2016

Mae Martin hosted proceedings sweetly and funnily, but she seemed daunted and some jokes didn’t...

Julian Clary; The Joy of Mincing

Julian Clary; The Joy of Mincing

- 27 April 2016

There was Kenneth Williams, then Larry Grayson and then… well then there was Julian Clary...