Category: Review
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Review – Chromatica Orchestra with Oliver Cope & Sarang Seohyun Kim
Chromatica’s new principal conductor is a likeable lead with an endearing conducting style. Permission granted to demand more.
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Review – NDR PHilharmonie Hannover at Cadogan Hall
The NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover played Brahms 2 at Cadogan Hall like a one-take studio recording: nothing left to chance, yet nothing over-rehearsed.
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George Fenton (1949 – 2026)
A great man with a phenomenal craft for compression and the ability to summon a moment in a moment for the moment.
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Review – ‘Nature’s Dance’ (Cameron Biles-Liddell) – BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Cameron Biles-Liddell’s new harp concerto Nature’s Dance: an entertaining and polished affair.
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Review – Academy of Ancient Music with Amanda Forsthye
Spoiler: Amanda Forsythe is amazing. Why is she not performing more in more places outside of the US? One of the many things Academy of Ancient Music does well is storytelling. They appear to have a reliable ability to craft a programme and craft a narrative that works as well on stage as well as…
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Preview – King’s Place Origins Unwrapped 2027
The ever-reliable King’s Place have 2027 all mapped out with an enticingly eclectic mix of programmes that soothes the troubled brow of anyone struggling to find their appetite for discovery met.
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Review – Britten’s War Requiem from London Philharmonic Orchestra
A courageous and perfectly timed season opener from the LPO, meeting the need of the moment with precision craft.
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Review – Anna Handler conducts Ulster Orchestra in Beethoven 9
Anna Handler’s debut suggests the Ulster Orchestra has a story worth telling. The challenge is getting it heard.
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Review – Santtu and Sol Gabetta – Philharmonia
Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Philharmonia open the new season with cellist Sol Gabetta.
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Album Review – Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 / Opus13
A characteristically raw, urgent sound in this recording, one that captures the same distinctive sound discernible in their live performance.