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Glimmers of light: Stephen Hough brings Wigmore Hall back to life

Stephen Hough Wigmore Hall, 1st June 2020 It would usually be every performer’s nightmare, walking onto the stage and peering out into the audience… to see every single seat unoccupied. Yet when Stephen Hough strode out onto Wigmore’s Hall’s hallowed … Continue reading

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Civilised classics in the Alps: Sir András Schiff and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Verbier Festival: Sir András Schiff/VFCO *** Salle des Combins, 28th July 2016 There cannot be many more spectacular views enjoyed during a concert interval than that from the terrace of the Salle des Combins, the main venue for the Verbier Festival. … Continue reading

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Geneva Camerata: Balkan fire, tepid Baroque

Geneva Camerata/Greilsammer *** Kings Place, 19th May 2016 When classically-trained musicians break the shackles of the printed score and enter the realms of world music and improvisation, the results don’t always convince. Blinded by freedom, they can freeze. The good … Continue reading

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Many strings to their bows: Rachel Podger and the OAE

Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Pisendel: Rachel Podger/OAE **** St John’s Smith Square, 24th November 2015 The closure of the Queen Elizabeth Hall for renovation is great news for St John’s Smith Square, with many recitals and period instrument bands being relocated … Continue reading

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PSM3: Coffeehouse Baroque: Apollo’s Fire polished at the Proms

A Night at Bach’s Coffeehouse: Apollo’s Fire/Ibragimova *** Cadogan Hall, 15th August 2015 The magic of the Proms – or at least some magical programming – transported us to mid-18th century Leipzig; to Gottfried Zimmermann’s Coffeehouse, to be precise, for … Continue reading

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