- 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
Brighton Philharmonic – John Bradbury (violin), Richard Balcombe (conductor)
- 7 December 2014
This Sunday afternoon promenade around Britain began in full romantic flood with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides overture....
The Nutcracker – Russian State Ballet & Opera House
- 7 December 2014
The State Ballet & Opera Orchestra of Komi, perhaps 20 players but with a splendid...
Giselle – Russian State Ballet & Opera House
- 6 December 2014
The astonishingly good Russian pit-orchestras seemed like an ensemble of fine soloists: violin, oboe, cello,...