BBC Proms 31 July 2025 (Lucas Elkin reviews)
BBC PROMS: 31 JULY 2025 Elsa Barraine: Symphony no. 2 Aaron Copland: Clarinet concerto Artie Shaw: Clarinet concerto Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (op....
BBC PROMS: 31 JULY 2025 Elsa Barraine: Symphony no. 2 Aaron Copland: Clarinet concerto Artie Shaw: Clarinet concerto Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (op....
Apart from a short story, called The Verger which used to appear in school collections so I shared it with students, I...
Prom: 27 July 2025 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Mariam Batsashvili (piano) Royal Albert Hall I don’t recall...
It’s a novel I’ve always strenuously avoided for personal reasons. I am ichthyophobic in general and galeophobic in particular. (I also own...
I pounced on this in my local indie bookshop, Beckenham Books. Penguin have apparently launched an archive series of seventy titles. And...
Sarah Vine married a fellow journalist, Michael Gove. Then he became a politician and she was plunged into a role which she...
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Stella Powell-Jones, artistic director of Jermyn Street Theatre. This was for Ink Pellet – the...
Historical Bassoons Directed by Peter Whelan Royal Academy of Music 25 June 2025 I booked this concert with glee. Bassoons make...