Monday, 26 February 2018

Across the elements: 'The Kick Inside' play the songs of Kate Bush

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It's hard to overstate what Kate Bush's music means to me - she is definitely one of my 'touchstone' artists, one of the ch...
Sunday, 18 February 2018

Be still my beating heart: Barb Jungr and John McDaniel perform Sting

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Yet again I have the pleasure of writing about Barb Jungr, after seeing her perform her latest collaboration with John McDaniel, ‘Float Like...
Sunday, 11 February 2018

Dark star

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As regular visitors here will know, I also use this blog as an archive for my 'other' hobby - photography, especially portraiture. ...
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Tuesday, 30 January 2018

"A singing nation": Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

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Writing a brief post in the middle of the night, as I'm still on something of a high from hearing the wonderful Estonian Philharmonic Ch...
Friday, 19 January 2018

Head girl: 'Salome' at the Royal Opera House

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It's been a week since I went to see the current revival of David McVicar's production of the Richard Strauss opera 'Salome'...
Saturday, 6 January 2018

Retrospecstive 2017: live

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Happy new year, everyone. I hope your 2018 will be full of music, alongside many other good things. Whatever its other shortcomings, I can...
Friday, 29 December 2017

Night and dreams: Alice Coote & Julius Drake

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It's hard to believe that Wigmore Hall's 'Complete Schubert Songs' recital series is finally coming to end, with the final c...