Reviews

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tasmin Little (violin), Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

- 1 November 2016

Renowned as an expert Sibelius conductor, Vänskä’s evening begun with a delicate and shimmering performance...

BREMF – Galileo – The Marian Consort and Monteverdi String Band

BREMF – Galileo – The Marian Consort and Monteverdi String Band

- 31 October 2016

With elegant incidental music and selections from impassioned madrigals and motets, these excellent artists generated...

BREMF – The Woods so Wild – Piers Adams (recorder) & David Wright (harpsichord)

BREMF – The Woods so Wild – Piers Adams (recorder) & David Wright (harpsichord)

- 30 October 2016

Brighton Early Music Festival opened magnificently with a fantastical flourish of musical extravagances. Beginning with...

Rehearsal for Murder

- 25 October 2016

The crucial thing about a murder mystery is that it has to leave you speechless...

Steeleye Span

- 25 October 2016

At 16 I was a huge fan of these fine musicians, purveyors of what I...

Heath Quartet

- 25 October 2016

Having recently recorded Tippett’s string quartets at Wigmore Hall, the Heath Quartet understandably brought a...

John Carpenter

- 21 October 2016

John Carpenter’s first ever UK tour kicked off at Brighton Dome, and the horror soundtrack...

Hans Teeuwen: Real Rancour

- 18 October 2016

After six years away from the British stage, the dark master of absurd, confrontational and...

Lisa Hannigan

- 18 October 2016

On this second night of a long tour ahead, Lisa Hannigan delivered a flawless performance...

The Elis James and John Robins Experience

- 18 October 2016

Fans of the comedy duo’s podcast were in strong evidence, and although James warned those...

Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly

- 17 October 2016

Glyndebourne is well known for creating exceptional new productions, for taking risks and pushing the...

Don Giovanni

- 17 October 2016

Glyndebourne’s 2014 production of Mozart’s masterpiece shifted the time frame to a mid twentieth century...