Tosca (Susan Elkin reviews)
The Kings Head Theatre, 2 October 2017 Puccini’s 1887 masterpiece was, of course, meant for the big stage, initially at Theatre de...
The Kings Head Theatre, 2 October 2017 Puccini’s 1887 masterpiece was, of course, meant for the big stage, initially at Theatre de...
As always on the penultimate night of the world’s biggest classical music festival, the atmosphere in the Royal Albert Hall was up...
I heard the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra on their home turf in Amsterdam in June so it was a real treat to catch...
It is Thomas Dausgaard’s extraordinary control over dynamics that I shall remember most about this concert. In the Schubert he had the...
Tuesday 01 August 2017 Of course I’ve heard many performances of Verdi’s Requiem and I’ve lost count of the times I’ve sung...
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Parvo Jarvi Vilde Frang (violin) Lawrence Power (viola) This was a concert which grew in scale as it proceeded....
Imaginative programming meant there were three contrasting styles from three different centuries in this vibrant concert. All credit to the BBC too...
Tuesday 25 July 2017 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra CBSO Youth Chorus John Wilson It’s a quirky but rather lovely idea for a...