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Susan’s Bookshelves: The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy

Of course, as an amateur violinist, I’ve always been interested in violin repertoire and have known – at least as a listener – Beethoven’s 1803 “Kreutzer” sonata since I was a teenager. It was dedicated to violinist Rudolphe Kreutzer who said it was too difficult to play. In recent years I have also developed a […]

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Philharmonia 02 May 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Philharmonia Alexandre Bloch, Sunwook Kim Royal Festival Hall 02 May 2024 It’s not easy when a conductor has to...
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Philharmonia 28 April 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Philharmonia Masaaki Suzuki, Jean-Guihen Queyras Royal Festival Hall 28 April 2024 It’s interesting to see what a man, widely...
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Fantasia and Jess Gillam (Susan Elkin reviews)

Fantasia orchestra, Tom Fetherstonehaugh, Jess Gilliam, St Gabriel’s Church, Pimlico. Fantasia Orchestra oozes youthful freshness. Conductor, Tom Fetherstonehaugh is...
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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 24 April 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Hickox, Ragnhild Hemisng, Joanna MacGregor  Brighton Dome 07 April 2024 It was a consistently watery,...
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Philharmonia 24 March 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Philharmonia Orchestra Jakub Hrusa (conductor) Stephen Isserlis (cello) Royal Festival Hall 24 March 2024 This was an all-Russian concert...
Classical music reviews March 24, 2024

Maidstone Symphony Orchestra 23 March 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Maidstone Symphony Orchestra Brian Wright (conductor) Iyad Sughayer (piano) Mote Hall, Maidstone Written late in Schubert’s tragically short life,...
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