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Classical reviews



December 2, 2024

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 01 December 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Brighton Dome Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson Soloist: Evelyn Glennie 01 December 2024   Dame Evelyn Glennie CH,...
December 2, 2024

Maidstone Symphony Orchestra 30 November 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Maidstone Symphony Orchestra Mote, Hall Maidstone Conductor: Brian Wright Violinist: Mayumi Kangawa   Ralph Vaughan Williams’s tried and tested...
November 29, 2024

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 28 November 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Cadogan Hall 28 November 2024 Conductor: Alexander Shelley Piano: Janos Balazs   After a breathtaking sprint...
November 22, 2024

Philharmonia 21 November 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Philharmonia Herbert Blomstedt Leonidas Kavakos Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre 21 November 2024 A concert in two very different...
November 20, 2024

Hansel und Gretel (Susan Elkin reviews

Hansel und Gretel Englebert Humperdinck arr Derek Clark Conductor: Johann Stuckenbruck Director: Jack Furness Susie Sainsbury Theatre. Royal Academy...
November 15, 2024

Kleio Quartet 09 November 2024 (Jeni Whittaker reviews)

Kleio Quartet Levinsky Hall, Plymouth University  09 November 2024 I have had the pleasure of seeing and hearing the Kleio...

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December 5, 2024

Jack and the Beanstalk, Nottingham Playhouse (Susan Elkin reviews)

Jack and the Beanstalk Written and directed by Adam Penford Nottingham Playhouse   Star rating: 3   A dependable,...
December 4, 2024

Susan’s Bookshelves: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

I recently saw a modern play version of Oscar Wilde’s only novel in which shifting images were on mobile...
November 29, 2024

Changing Rooms (Susan Elkin reviews)

Writers and Directors: Tabitha Kenworthy and Nadia Heap Drayton Arms Theatre Genevieve, who is 15, sees herself as a...
November 29, 2024

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 28 November 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Cadogan Hall 28 November 2024 Conductor: Alexander Shelley Piano: Janos Balazs   After a breathtaking sprint...
December 2, 2024

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 01 December 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Brighton Dome Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson Soloist: Evelyn Glennie 01 December 2024   Dame Evelyn Glennie CH,...