Music Reviews

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra,  Ailish Tynan (soprano), Stephen Bell (conductor)

- 1 January 2020

BPO bid farewell to 2019 with a lavish Viennese Gala. Set the scene with white...

YULETIDE! A TUDOR CHRISTMAS – Piva

- 9 December 2019

Shawms, recorders, rauschpfeife of all shapes and sizes – the back of the platform was...

MYSTERY, TRANSFORMATION AND CELEBRATION – BREMF Consort of Voices, Deborah Roberts (director)

- 8 December 2019

BCofV are always excellent, so what more is there to say? Well, they opened with...

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Gould (violin), Natalie Murray-Beale (conductor)

- 2 December 2019

There was so much to enjoy in this programme, particularly two of the most loved...

CREATING CARMEN – Carmen Co

- 23 November 2019

Sensuous, passionate and untamed, Carmen kindled scandal, fascination and delight throughout polite society from her...

BREMF – THE FEAST OF FOOLS

- 11 November 2019

Mustering and marshalling such a diverse crowd was a tour de force and a great...

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Garrick & Friends

- 10 November 2019

Strings ain’t what they used to be! The versatile strings of the Brighton Philharmonic know...

BREMF – OVID AND HANDEL – The BREMF Singers & Players, John Hancorn (director)

- 9 November 2019

The scope of BREMF early music is very wide. Friday was 12th century with Hildegard...

BREMF – MUSICAL ALCHEMY –  Improviso

- 9 November 2019

Improviso are veterans of BREMF LIVE! who have returned for a lunchtime of variety. In...

BREMF – HILDEGARD TRANSFIGURED – Voice

- 9 November 2019

It’s a joy of BREMF that the works of the 12th century Abbess St Hildegard...

BREMF – BACH: A MUSICAL OFFERING – The Bach Players

- 4 November 2019

You can always trust Bach to fill a venue. When his work is being interpreted...

BREMF LIVE! 2019 SHOWCASE

- 3 November 2019

This is always the most exciting BREMF event, as new talent has 20 minutes to...