- 26 October 2025
On the day we turn the clocks back, ready for winter, we were transported by...
- 25 October 2025
Well, what has Oscar Wilde got to do with early music? It’s complicated but it...
- 23 October 2025
Viols of all sizes were very popular in Tudor and Stuart Britain but they fell...
- 22 October 2025
Craig Jordan-Baker discusses his new book Brick Dust, exploring themes of family, hoarding, and the...
- 20 October 2025
Isn’t it rather naughty to be obsessed with nuns? Well, when their music is so...
Reviews
Sleeping Beauty – Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Astrakhan
- 4 December 2016
The ballet deals with this well-known story very efficiently. There among the glittering costumes and...
The Nutcracker
- 2 December 2016
I feel as though I have been travelling in a distant land. I have had...
‘Music from the Movies’ – The John Wilson Orchestra, Kim Criswell & Matt Ford (vocalists)
- 2 December 2016
I dressed smart(ish) for this show as it oozed Oscar-Award glamour. With music from Alfred...