Peter Quantrill
Bio
Peter has written about music ever since completing his studies in the Classics. He contributes regularly to Gramophone, the Catholic Herald and The Strad, as well as writing for the Salzburg Festival, Warner Classics, Opera and Pianist magazines, among others. He also made significant contributions to Help your Kids with Music (Dorling Kindersley, 2015) and 1001 Classical Recordings (Cassell, rev 2016).
Articles By Peter Quantrill
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4.48 Psychosis, Royal Opera, Lyric Hammersmith review - desp...
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Absolute Hell, National Theatre review - high gloss show sav...
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The Marriage of Figaro, English Touring Opera review - vanil...
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The Prudes, Royal Court review - hilarious but frustrating s...
Playwright Anthony Neilson has always been fascinated...
Strictly Ballroom: The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre review -...
A much tinkered-with show needs to go back to the drawing board, if this latest iteration of Strictly Ballroom: The Musical is any gauge...
The Split, BBC One, review - Abi Morgan’s densely packed div...
A few years ago Abi Morgan was everywhere. For the cinema she scripted Shame, The Iron Lady, The Invisible Woman and...
Matthias Goerne, Seong-Jin Cho, Wigmore Hall review - slow a...
Matthias Goerne has an exceptional ability to sustain evenness and legato through a vocal line. His breath control and his tone production are...
Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice, The Other Palace review -...
A one-time Martha and Maggie the Cat in the theatre, and a...