Increasingly my concert-going experiences start long before the first note is played and extend beyond the music heard in the auditorium.
Zhu is a phenomenal talent. She is reassuringly self-assured. The complete package.
A recent concert highlight made available as a YouTube premiere.
Isata Kanneh-Mason played with verve throughout the demanding Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1, creating a tender melodic line in the second movement.
The LMP’s 2021 Piano Explored series is available online
Meet my new pal: Beethoven’s violin concerto. I was originally a little unsure of it when I first came across it. It wasn’t Tchaikovsky. Or Mendelssohn. Or Brahms. It seemed heavier, laden with I don’t know what. Much deference seemed to be paid to it. And it was long. Very long. Something has changed in…
The first of LMP’s Classical Club concerts recorded in Upper Norwood.
This weekend feels like one of those important transition times. This partly down to the government eagerness getting us back to the good-old-British-pub, the busy-ness of the nearby South Circular, and the comfort our neighbours display welcoming a considerable number of pals into their garden this afternoon, people who are quite happy hugging and stroking…
London Philharmonic Orchestra On Thursday 26 March the London Philharmonic Orchestra announced its digital response to the COVID-19 crisis – LPOnline – including unique performances filmed remotely in the homes of orchestra members, concert playlists, and a range of online resources for schools, home learning, and social care projects. Fenella Humphreys Fenella is combining live…