| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2012 St John the Baptist Church, Wimbledon | Jubilant celebrations of Purcell in Wimbledon |
The International Wimbledon Music Festival is only in its fourth year, and yet it has world-class musicians coming to perform in SW19. The standard of music making on this opening night was second to none, and the quality matched that of some of London’s biggest venues.
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| 24-Sep-2011 Sage: Hall One | Celebratory Mozart |
| There was a sense of celebration in the air at the Sage Gateshead, as the Northern Sinfonia orchestra and chorus began their tenth season under the direction of Thomas Zehetmair with an all-Mozart programme. The hall was full, and before welcoming Zehetmair to the stage, Sage General Director Anthony Sargent had a bit of fun showing off Hall One’s fancy new multi-coloured lighting effects.
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| 19-Jun-2011 Sage: Hall One | Mozart and Bartók: Life after death |
A piece of music written by a dying composer, left unfinished and completed by a dedicated friend from the chaotic fragments left behind. This is not just the story of Mozart’s Requiem, so familiar to many from Peter Schaeffer’s colourful retelling in Amadeus, but also of Bartók’s Viola concerto, which was imaginatively paired with the more well-known Requiem by Northern Sinfonia this evening.
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| 16-Jul-2010 Royal Albert Hall | Mahler's 8th at the First Night of the Proms |
In spite of Mahler's disapproval, his eighth symphony is forever tagged as the "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the immense choirs which perform it. Last night's performance, the first night of the 2010 Proms, made a magnificent sight, with red and purple-robed boy choristers below the great Royal Albert Hall organ behind an extended BBC Symphony Orchestra, flanked by hundreds of singers from choirs from London to Australia.Read full review... | |