BBC 2022 Prom 46 (Susan Elkin reviews)
BBC Proms 2022 Prom 46: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Cristian Macekaru 21st August Posted on August 22, 2022 What a great joy it...
BBC Proms 2022 Prom 46: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Cristian Macekaru 21st August Posted on August 22, 2022 What a great joy it...
BBC Proms 2022 Prom 42 BBC Scottish SO, Thomas Dausgaard, Jan Lisiecki Posted on August 20, 2022 Even for a seasoned critic it’s...
I learned a huge amount about Islam and about barriers/ semi-permeable membrane between cultures from Osman Yousefzada’s frank and thoughtful memoir whose...
BBC Proms 2022 Prom 39: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo 15th August Posted on August 16, 2022 This all-English programme was a high...
Agatha Christie was the first grown-up author I ever read. My mother was keen on her books and one day I picked...
In 1968 I went to teach in a challenging inner London boys’ secondary school. The journey from my refined grammar school to...
Margot La Rouge/Le Villi Opera Holland Park August 2022 So what do Delius and Puccini have in common? Both entered short operas...
Rose Tremain’s Lily was published last year and I’ve just read it in paperback which, unusually, was cheaper than the Kindle version....