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16 January, 2011

Uppers and downers at the Wigmore Hall

We dropped into the Wigmore Hall last night for an interesting programme from the Nash Ensemble and Susan Gritton.  Adolescent Tchaikovsky met Beethoven, whilst Shostakovich provided both a surging finale and some of the most gloomy songs ever encountered.

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6 November, 2009

Two very different visits to the Royal Festival Hall

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week were both spent at the Royal Festival Hall.  The two evenings couldn’t have been more different. First off was Renee Fleming and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with Charles Dutoit whipping up the storms.  … Continue reading →

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22 June, 2009

Opera Holland Park: no longer a virgin…

What great fun Opera Holland Park is.  I think it helped that we were seeing Hänsel und Gretel, so that the distant chirruping and squawking from the Park’s longer-established feathered residents was eerily appropriate.  It may also have helped that … Continue reading →

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16 June, 2009

An Everyday Tale of Concert-Going

First off, before I get into what may well degenerate into a rant, I have to say that this was a spectacular concert.  The London Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch and Deborah Voigt peformed Wagner and Strauss (with a Beethoven interlude … Continue reading →

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