Category: Journal
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A night at the Gramophone Awards 2019
The Gramophones are the kind of signpost for future discovery that people like me need to fill out our classical music experience.
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Review: Alexandra Dariescu and the Moscow Philharmonic play Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 and Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
I was cutting things a little fine arriving in my seat panting and sweating just as the first chord of Tchaikovsky’s Overture to Romeo and Juliet sounded. By its inclusion – 5 minutes longer than the billed duration – my heart rate had reduced and my face and neck had dried off. Conductor Yuri Simonov…
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One of two most trusted pals
Why classical music is something I keep returning to time and time again.
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Inclusive, celebratory and touching
Coalesce around a subject or an event and, if there’s a sense of loss attached to it, the classical music community has the power to celebrate and advocate in an inclusive and respectful way.
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Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra play Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninov and Britten at Cadogan Hall
A majestic sound in an acoustic that left absolutely no prisoners in a concert endeavour that sought to strengthen cultural ties between two countries. Down the road in Parliament, MPs participated in the most toxic of exchanges.
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Dani Howard’s ‘Coalescence’ premiered by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Cracking concert opener from Dani Howard. Liking the combined live stream and R3 broadcast on RLPO Facebook.
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London Mozart Players at Fairfield Halls Gala Opening
If we want to see an illustration of how classical music brings a diverse community together, this is a good place to start.
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BBC Proms 2019 – 15: Season End
The inevitable end of season retrospective. Highs, lows, goods and bads, plus a deeper understanding of where in the BBC Proms ecosystem I fit.
