Classical music

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra

BPO – Transfiguration – Barry Wordsworth (conductor), Carolyn Sampson (soprano)

- 28 November 2022

The Brighton Philharmonic audience always has the warmest welcome for their Conductor Laureate, Barry Wordsworth,...

BREMF 2022

BREMF – Autumn Season 2022 – Preview

- 26 September 2022

The Brighton Early Music Festival Autumn season is nearly upon us and promises another splendid...

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra – Preview –  2022/23 season

- 10 August 2022

The first event that caught my eye was Bach’s ‘St Matthew Passion’ (Sunday, 19 February...

Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists

- 21 May 2022

Quite possibly the best yet! Four Glyndebourne hopefuls sang with beautiful voices, exceptional stage presence...

London Symphony Orchestra, Gareth Davies (flute), Marta Gardolińska (conductor)

- 20 May 2022

It’s a pity that I cannot review the first half of this concert because it...

Iyad Sughayer (piano)

- 13 May 2022

Iyad Sughayer is like a ray of Spring sunshine. Such a relaxed rapport with the...

Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux (violin) & Ariel Lanyi (piano)

- 13 May 2022

‘Lush Romanticism’ was the promise – they gave us so much better! Clara Schumann’s Op.22,...

‘Untethered’ – Hugh Cutting (countertenor) & George Ireland (piano)

- 11 May 2022

Countertenors used to be restricted to College choirs and Early Music ensembles, only showing their...

BPO – Silent Classics with Neil Brand (presenter & composer), David Gray (piano), Joanna MacGregor (conductor)

- 7 March 2022

This was very different from the usual Sunday afternoon concert. It started with a chat...

THE CLASSICS RETURN

- 3 March 2022

BRILLIANT After so many months of cancellations and restrictions, music is back and better. Indeed,...