Sunday, July 5

Music Reviews

- March 17, 2019

SEASON FINALE – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Osborne (piano), Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

What a splendid memorial for Don Newbold, a most generous sponsor of the BPO! He... »

- March 11, 2019

VICTORIA WITH A TWIST – Brighton Consort, James Dixon (director), Nick Houghton (organ)

A delightful mix of old and new, this programme began with Tomas Luis da Victoria’s... »

- March 4, 2019

HOLIDAY & TRAVEL – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

The Maestro’s magical mystery tour started with Mendelssohn taking us happily away to the Hebrides... »

- March 2, 2019

BREMF – A SALON OPERA – Flauguissimo Duo

A romantic Spring evening with Brighton Early Music Festival, it was almost like eavesdropping a... »

- February 11, 2019

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Camilla Roberts (soprano), Stephen Bell (conductor)

This concert could have been so sad, being dedicated to the loving memory of violinist... »

- February 8, 2019

A 21st Anniversary Concert – Worthing Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Pike (violin) John Gibbons (conductor)

Twenty-one years as Principal Conductor generate plenty of trust, authority and power. Gibbons, helped by... »

- February 3, 2019

Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

The lulling sweetness of Brahms’s E flat major Intermezzo (Op. 117 No.1) brought immediate calm... »

- January 21, 2019

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Carroll (cello & conductor)

This delightful back-to-front programme began with Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, a youthful homage to Papa Haydn,... »

- December 3, 2018

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Ben Gernon (conductor)

Two well-known symphonies, staples of the repertoire, pose an acid test for any orchestra. The... »

- November 12, 2018

BREMF – Peace in Europe – BREMF Singers & Players, John Hancorn (director)

BREMF’s splendid finale delivered beautiful Baroque tears and solace, featuring music from Britain, France and... »

- November 12, 2018

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Freddy Kempf (piano & conductor)

When the soloist is pleased to conduct, we get to experience so much more of... »

- November 12, 2018

BREMF – Reformation Remainers – BREMF Consort of Voices, Deborah Roberts (director)

It’s wonderful how many people braved torrential November rain to listen to Taverner, Tallis and... »