| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 Wigmore Hall | David Matthews' 70th birthday celebration with the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall |
 Benjamin Britten isn’t the only British composer with an anniversary this year, and I’m not talking about the 450-year-old John Dowland. David Matthews is 70, and a birthday concert from the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall last Tuesday presented several of his works in tribute. Despite the absence of scheduled soprano Claire Booth, this was an evening filled with the high-quality music-making that should be expected from the Nash Ensemble, as well as some beautiful compositions.
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| 30-Jul-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 22: Mahler meets Knussen with the BBC Phil and Noseda |
 Oliver Knussen’s music is all about exquisiteness and elegance – not words to describe Mahler’s at the best of times, but maybe his Seventh Symphony least of all, with its odd, lumbering structure, coarse trills and abrupt changes of pace. But Mahler 7 and Knussen 2 made an attractive pairing in the hands of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda on Monday, in this excellent performance of some wide-ranging repertoire.
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| 21-Apr-2012 Sage: Hall One | Northern Sinfonia and Chorus deliver Mozart, Bach, Lang and masses of fun |
 Between them, Mozart and Bach wrote what is to my mind some of the happiest music in the repertoire, and the works performed in this concert by Northern Sinfonia and Chorus reminded us that great music doesn’t have to be solemn, or deliver a serious message – sometimes it’s about having as much fun as possible.
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| 23-Apr-2011 Sage: Hall One | Northern Sinfonia: St John Passion - with passion |
| For lovers of choral music, a Bach Passion or Handel’s Messiah are as much part of Easter as chocolate eggs, and this year’s musical treat at the Sage Gateshead was Bach’s St John Passion, played by Northern Sinfonia with debut guest conductor Matthew Hall. I’ll admit straight away that this is one of my favourite pieces of music, so my standards were going to be high: happily Northern Sinfonia and their excellent chorus did not disappoint.
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