The journey to Leeds across the M62 saw far from midsummer weather – gusting winds, driving rain, whirling leaves –…
Opera North’s Magic Flute, reviving James Brining’s 2019 production of Mozart’s final opera, comes with literally all of the bells…
Let me let you into a little secret. When soloists embark on their concerto cadenza (an extended, elaborate virtuosic solo…
What amazed me about pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii’s concert at the Philharmonic Hall was not the virtuosic playing, the passion he…
I don’t know how many people my age will remember what they were doing on their 25th birthday. I certainly…
This week, Liverpool’s famous youthful talent took to a prestigious stage and celebrated great success with a charismatic grey-haired leader. …
“Easy on the banjos!” warned Eric Morecambe when André Previn (or Andrew Preview) famously attempted to conduct the Grieg Piano…