Music Reviews

Dame Evelyn Glennie

BPO – Evelyn Glennie and Scheherazade – Geoffrey Paterson (conductor)

- 3 December 2024

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

BPO-Madness-Lightness-of-Being

BPO – The Madness/Lightness of Being – Joanna MacGregor (piano/conductor)

- 18 November 2024

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

Cantoria

BREMF: Catherine & Mary: Tudor Queens Forever Entwined – Cantoría

- 28 October 2024

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

BREMF: French Connections – BREMF Players, Baroque Collective Singers, John Hancorn (Director)

- 28 October 2024

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

Hildegard Transfigured

BREMF: Hildegard Transfigured 2 – Voice Trio

- 21 October 2024

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

BREMF: Connections of Power – Cappella Pratensis, BREMF Consort of Voices

- 19 October 2024

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

BPO – Jess Gillam and Symphony of Sorrowful Songs – Jess Gillam (saxophone), Ruby Hughes (soprano), Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)

- 14 October 2024

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

BREMF: The Forgotten Scarlatti – Armonico Consort

- 13 October 2024

What an excellent match for BREMF! Armonico Consort has an inspirational director; an accomplished choir,...

BREMF: Truly Madly Baroque – Red Priest

- 12 October 2024

This is how to start a Brighton Early Music Festival: popular performers, familiar as old...

Dr Alan Ireland Lunchtime Recitals at All Saints

Lunchtime Recitals at All Saints – Alan Ireland (organ)

- 13 September 2024

Late summer sun and the majestic acoustic of a fine Pearson church, the very best...

BPO – Sea Songs – Ragnhild Hemsing (Hardanger fiddle), Joanna MacGregor (piano), Adam Hickox (conductor)

- 8 April 2024

Sea Songs but no singing? – never mind, this delightful concert had a distinctly marine...

Brighton16

Lamenti & Weh: an Easter Celebration – Brighton16, Matt Jelf (Artistic Director)

- 27 March 2024

The programme title implies a contrast of suffering and resurrection. Sadly, this concert included no...