Edward Seckerson
Bio
Edward is a writer and broadcaster. A one-time actor and musician, he is currently Chief Classical Music Critic for the Independent. He wrote and presented the long-running BBC Radio 3 series Stage and Screen and has been on Gramophone magazine's reviewing panel for many years.
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New Music Unlocked 1: Reef, Supersonic Festival, Elton John...
The lockdown which began in March is now noticeably...
The Plot Against America, Sky Atlantic review - fascism come...
Based on Philip Roth’s 2004 novel of the same name, ...
Alina Ibragimova, Samson Tsoy, Fidelio Orchestra Café review...
The Fidelio Orchestra Café is where you go for electric-shock and deep immersion therapy from the greatest of musicians. It happened last week...
The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, BBC Two review - how the Au...
As an opening line to BBC Two's new three-part series, “Rupert...
Album: Nicolas Jaar - Telas
The last experience that this writer had of Nicolas Jaar’s glitchy soundscapes was through his 2011 debut...
First Person: Royal College of Music Director of Programmes...
I wasn’t the only one who felt emotional when I left our beautiful building in South Kensington for the last time before lockdown. By that stage...
DVD/Blu-ray: Moffie
Characterised by jarring juxtapositions of intense, appalling violence and the serene beauty of...
This House is Full of Music, Imagine..., BBC One review – a...
No happy family, surely, was ever quite like this one. Love and mutual respect bound up with...
Car Park Comedy, Henley review - Comedy Store's mixed b...
Hot on the heels of The Car Park Club and @TheDriveIn comes Car Park Party, a series of...
Album: The Pretenders - Hate for Sale
It is difficult to live up to your own legacy when you’ve reached an iconic status in...