Life·22nd October 2012The sophisticated side of pop Lewis Coenen-Rowe Lewis Coenen-Rowe explains why pop and classical music are really the same thing. I turned on the radio the other... Read More
EntertainmentLife·3rd September 2012Daniel Barenboim plays Schubert at the Rector’s Palace, Dubrovnik Hazel Rowland It’s difficult to believe that the city of Dubrovnik was once a real city and not one solely constructed to... Read More
Life·29th October 2014An Interview with renowned pianist adam gyorgy Jessy Parker Humphreys The Hungarian virtuoso tells us of beginnings, favourite pieces and the joys of playing in the UK.... Read More
Life·23rd February 2016St. Peter’s College Chamber Orchestra: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff, with Eliza Millett Alexander Bishop I suppose that there must have been at least someone else in the room who expected to be hearing Rach... Read More
Entertainment·19th February 2016Nostalgia Review: Disney’s Fantasia Daniel Mahoney Fantasia. It’s the movie snob’s Disney film of choice, featuring some of the most imaginative and gorgeous animation the studio’s... Read More
Life·3rd February 20182018 has arrived – what did we miss from the last year? Jonathan Sands 2018 is upon us, and it promises to be a great year for music. However, it seems a shame to... Read More
Life·3rd October 2012Frankly, it’s between rock and a hard piece Will Upton Classical music isn’t broken, but its public image in the United Kingdom needs fixing. Regard the token gestures during the... Read More
Life·15th February 2017Now this is how you play Beethoven: A review of Andras Schiff’s Beethoven Piano Sonatas Alastair Matthews Released in late 2016, the complete box set of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas played by Andras Schiff, is now available... Read More
Culture·6th September 2021Bach’s music as ‘Proto-techno’?: Uncovering and Recovering Francesco Tristano Filippo Turkheimer Image Description: Francesco Tristano performing on piano with a laptop by his side Pianist and Composer Francesco Tristano is somewhat... Read More
EntertainmentLife·7th October 2012Review: Crystals Are Always Forming – Leo Abrahams & Oliver Coates Will Upton Listening to Crystals are Always Forming is like looking through a kaleidoscope – every time the sounds form a recognisable... Read More
Life·11th October 2012Between rock and a hard piece Will Upton If you tuned in to Radio One sometime between seven and eight pm on the 6th June 2011 you might... Read More
Life·23rd January 2015Charmed by the Heath Quartet’s Coffee Concert Charlotte Parr The Holywell Music Room’s Coffee Concert series welcomed back the Heath Quartet to serenade us with Wolf and Dvorak. This... Read More
EntertainmentLife·24th December 2012The ten best classical releases of 2012 Lewis Coenen-Rowe Lewis Coenen-Rowe lists his favourite classical relases of the year. 10) J S Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier –Andras Schiff (ECM... Read More
Entertainment·5th April 2015The body beautiful in ancient Greece Samantha Spooner As I stumble out of the urban swirl, through the usual madding crowds of tourists, into the British Museum’s new... Read More
Life·6th February 2018Conducting as an Introvert: Self-Confidence vs. Self-Glorification Josephine Southon Bright lights, centre stage and hundreds of pairs of eyes staring up at you… If you’ve ever suffered from performance... Read More
Entertainment·3rd February 2012Review: Orpheus in the Underworld **** A raunchy and rollicking production Read More
Life·7th May 2013Raise a quart to the Piatti Lewis Coenen-Rowe This young, up-and-coming string quartet have been making waves for a few years now, garnering extensive praise from all... Read More
Life·23rd January 2016Boulez: A Tribute Seb Black On Wednesday, upon hearing the news of the death of the composer, conductor, writer, intellectual, teacher and bon-vivant, Pierre Boulez,... Read More
EntertainmentLife·7th September 2012Album Review: Avi Avital – Bach Maria Le Brun Maria Le Brun is refreshed by Avi Avital’s take on Bach…... Read More