Igor Toronyi-Lalic

Bio

Igor is the editor of Culture House at The Spectator. He's a co-director of the London Contemporary Music Festival and author of Benjamin Britten (2013) for Penguin.

Articles By Igor Toronyi-Lalic

BBC Proms: Ax, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Haitink/ Hewitt, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Manze Saturday, 20 August 2011 Read more...	BBC Proms: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov/ Viktoria Mullova, Matthew Barley Friday, 19 August 2011 Read more...
The Emperor of Atlantis, Arcola Theatre Wednesday, 17 August 2011 Read more...	The Rite of Spring, Peckham Car Park/ Yellow Lounge, London Bridge Arches Saturday, 30 July 2011 Read more...
BBC Proms: Arditti Quartet, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Fischer Thursday, 28 July 2011 Read more...	BBC Proms: Mahler 9, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norrington Tuesday, 26 July 2011 Read more...
BBC Proms: Verdi's Requiem, BBCSO, Bychkov Sunday, 24 July 2011 Read more...	BBC Proms: Osborne, BBC Philharmonic, Mena Saturday, 23 July 2011 Read more...
BBC Proms: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Chung/ Erben, Belcea Quartet Tuesday, 19 July 2011 Read more...	BBC Proms: William Tell, Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Pappano Sunday, 17 July 2011 Read more...
DVD: The Music Lovers Monday, 27 June 2011 Read more...	Colin Currie, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, CBSO, BCMG, Oliver Knussen, Aldeburgh Festival Monday, 27 June 2011 Read more...
Madama Butterfly, Royal Opera Sunday, 26 June 2011 Read more...	Two Boys, English National Opera Saturday, 25 June 2011 Read more...
The Infernal Comedy, Barbican Hall Saturday, 18 June 2011 Read more...	Maxwell Davies's Eight Songs for a Mad King/ Birtwistle's Secret Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Hall Friday, 17 June 2011 Read more...

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