| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 3-May-2013 Sage: Hall One | Northern Sinfonia: Bradley Creswick's blazing fiddle |
As their contribution to The Sage Gateshead’s weekend-long “Fiddles on Fire” festival, Northern Sinfonia presented a selection of solo violin and string music that artfully blurred the distinctions between musical periods and genres, putting the emphasis firmly on the instrument itself, and on the spirited playing of their leader, Bradley Creswick.
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| 17-Jul-2012 Wilton's Music Hall | Peter Sheppard Skærved's Soundbox 2: Flourish in the Harmony |
The second of violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved's Soundbox series once again took place in the exposed-brick Green Room above the bar at Wilton's Music Hall. As with Soundbox 1, the programme comprised short bursts of music with readings of contemporary material, but this time we also had visual aids in the form of postcards, which were referred to througout.Read full review... | |
| 3-Jul-2012 Concertgebouw: Main Hall | Richard Egarr and the AAM at Robeco Zomerconcerten |
The Academy of Ancient Music has been critically acclaimed in pursuing Baroque composers’ original stylistic intent, and this gave tonight’s concert the prospect of a faithful look into the period of 1650-1750. Here are a few of my highlights from this varied Robeco Summer Concert in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
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| 23-Sep-2011 St Michael's Kirk | Perfect Partners |
In the week when the world of Physics was turned upside-down by neutrinos being found to travel faster than the speed of light, my physics world encountered another first – a carpeted church with a fantastic acoustic! St Michael’s Kirk, Inveresk – situated at the highest point of Musselburgh, East Lothian - played host to a sold-out concert featuring The Scottish Ensemble and their special guest, trumpet maestra, Alison Balsom.
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