Classical Reviews Archives

Brighton Festival – Brighton & East Sussex Youth Orchestra

- 13 May 2025

It’s so lovely when talented youth teaches old ears wonderful new tunes. That’s exactly what...

- 8 May 2025

Five excellent musicians – that is three singers, one also playing a Vielle (an early...

- 15 April 2025

We all knew it would be glorious – and of course it was! Brighton’s much-loved...

- 10 February 2025

I’m sorry, I can’t soften the blow. If you weren’t there you missed a one-off...

- 10 February 2025

What a feast of English music! Everyone knows Elgar’s Enigma Variations, but that usually means...

- 3 December 2024

I’m so glad I did my homework and read Joanna MacGregor’s detailed programme notes before...

- 18 November 2024

Any programme that begins with Bach has my full attention, giving a free pass to...

- 28 October 2024

Cantoria seemed comfortably at home with BREMF, and no wonder, their charming director Jorge Losana,...

- 28 October 2024

Who would have thought a tale of a man killing his own daughter could be...

- 21 October 2024

This concert had two elements, some sublime singing and a light show, which was disappointing...

- 19 October 2024

The Brighton Early Music Festival has worked its magic again. It enticed an unexpectedly large...

- 14 October 2024

A risky bit of programming paid off big time! Finlandia, Sibelius’ heroic masterpiece will always...