Brighton Festival

Chiflón: The Silence of the Coal

- 17 May 2016

Puppetry company Silencio Blanco drew on a short story by Baldomero Lillo to create a...

Takács Quartet

Takács Quartet

- 17 May 2016

The annual trip to Glyndebourne for Brighton Festival is always a highlight and this year...

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

- 17 May 2016

How does one start to write about an evening of dance that was, to the...

Christopher Maltman with Malcolm Martineau: From Severn to Somme

Christopher Maltman with Malcolm Martineau: From Severn to Somme

- 14 May 2016

What a privilege to experience this sublime pairing of voice and piano in a programme...

Brighton: Symphony of a City

- 13 May 2016

An evening of two distinct halves kicked off with a curious fusion of film and...

New Blood: 130701

- 13 May 2016

Showcasing FatCat Records’ post-classical imprint 130701, the special Festival concert featured three new artists. Opener...

Alke Quartet

Alke Quartet

- 11 May 2016

Beethoven’s F minor String Quartet was the first work whose opus number (Op. 95) I...

Operation Black Antler: Hydrocracker & Blast Theory

Operation Black Antler: Hydrocracker & Blast Theory

- 11 May 2016

I hate reviews that tell me too much in advance of seeing, and to talk...

Ferio Saxophone Quartet

Ferio Saxophone Quartet

- 10 May 2016

We were enticed musically right around the world, the style varying from classic formality to...

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...