Classical Reviews
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Rattle, Barbican HallTuesday, 22 February 2011
Sir Simon Rattle's clever programming struck again last night, showing us that musical neoclassicism - for want of a better word, which would be something like neo-everything - didn't begin with Stravinsky, whose Apollo ballet is surely his most elevated set of gestures to the past. Read more...
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Penguin Cafe/Portico Quartet, Usher Hall, EdinburghMonday, 21 February 2011
It’s the convention to review concerts on the first night of a tour rather than the last, but in this case it transpired it was rather wise to make an exception. These two groups may make very different kinds of music, but in their questing desire to escape classification last night they seemed to share a certain esprit de corps which added to the sense of occasion. Read more... |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Rattle, Queen Elizabeth HallMonday, 21 February 2011
Anything anyone else can do, we can do better, seemed the mantra last night. It's probably a bit churlish to accuse the finest orchestra in the world of arrogance - surely that's their job? Read more... |
Celebrating Grainger, Kings PlaceFriday, 18 February 2011
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