| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2013 Wigmore Hall | Another English anniversary: Paul O'Dette plays John Dowland at Wigmore Hall |
 A near capacity audience gathered at the Wigmore Hall last week to celebrate another English musical anniversary – not the birth of Benjamin Britten one hundred years ago, but that of lutenist and composer John Dowland, some 350 years earlier. The American lutenist Paul O’Dette has made a particular study of Dowland’s work and in this dedicated recital played examples of the full range of Dowland’s instrumental output, including fancies, galliards, a pavan and even a jig.Read full review... | |
| 15-Nov-2012 Sage: Hall One | Adès, Mason, Dowland, Beethoven: Northern Sinfonia re-imagining the past |
 The ability of musicians to take music from the past and present it in a new way gives an important sense of continuity that holds together our musical tradition, and this applies equally to performers and composers, as demonstrated this evening by Northern Sinfonia and their young guest conductor Ilan Volkov, in Hall One of The Sage Gateshead. The new approaches come through an exciting new interpretation of an existing piece of music, through re-workings of earlier pieces, or through entirely original works that are inspired by the past – and all three were covered this evening.
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| 24-Jul-2012 Hereford Cathedral | Monarchs and mobiles with The King's Singers at the Three Choirs Festival |
 Frequent concertgoers in our modern age will be all too aware of the irritation factor of mobile phones going off during performance. The King’s Singers, however, make a feature of the phenomenon and take it to another level. This world-class ensemble delighted a packed Hereford Cathedral, the closing concert of their 2011/12 season coinciding with the Three Choirs Festival.
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| 2-Feb-2012 Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society | Hopkinson Smith: Italian and English Music for the Lute |
 On February 2, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society produced its first-ever solo lute recital, featuring Hopkinson Smith. The concert took place in the intimate Benjamin Franklin Hall at the American Philosophical Society, allowing audiences to enjoy the subtle sounds of the instrument.
Smith – or Hoppy, as he calls himself – has had long career that includes decades of work as a musicologist and a musician. In the 1970s, he was a founding member of the early music group Hespèrion XX, along with Jordi Savall and his recently deceased wife, Montserrat Figueras García.
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