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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Bodies, Southwark Playhouse review - shaky revival misses th...
Bodies is the latest in Two's Company's series of what they deem "forgotten masterworks", this one making a less-than-triumphant return...
Only Fools and Horses, Theatre Royal Haymarket review - roll...
It was TV gold-dust. The original seven series of Only Fools and Horses were broadcast on BBC One from 1981-1991, and a string of...
Hussain, Symphony Orchestra of India, Dalal, Symphony Hall,...
For its first ever performance in this country, the Symphony Orchestra of...
All in a Row, Southwark Playhouse, review - soapy and shrill...
Time once again to roll out that line about the road to hell being paved with good intentions. The creators of All in a Row, a...
Director Toby Macdonald: 'Comedy is something people ne...
A British boys boarding school in the 1980s. Not the...
On the Basis of Sex review – real-life legal drama
When the world is as crazy as it is right now, its political life dominated by dolts and villains, it needs a new kind of hero. That’s why...
Cyprus Avenue, Royal Court Theatre review - Stephen Rea is u...
David Ireland is a playwright who likes to jolt his audience and...
Tynan, Appl, Burnside, Wigmore Hall review - the music of do...
The first visual impression of Monday’s Wigmore Hall song recital was of the marked...
Joshua Redman Still Dreaming, Barbican review - world-class...
Joshua Redman's Still Dreaming Quartet is a project surrounded by an abundance of facts, context and backstories....
The Best Plays in London
London is the theatre capital of the world, with more than 50 playhouses offering theatrical entertainment. From the mighty National Theatre to...