| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 7-Jun-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | A bit of Wales comes to Birmingham: a night at the opera with Bryn Terfel and friends |
 A concert like this could have three possible outcomes: one, frustration at catching just a glimpse of a multitude of operas without the benefit of character or plot development or the embellishment of sumptuous costumes or stage sets; two, inspiration to delve further into the world of opera, nudged by tantalising hints of dramatic tension and a world of emotions; or three, sheer escapism into a soundscape of wonderful music that stands up for itself in its own right without the theatre’s trappings.Read full review... | |
| 18-Sep-2012 City Performance Hall | Grand opening of the Dallas Chamber Symphony |
 Why establish a new orchestra, to perform in a new hall, across the street from an eminent opera company as well as one of the country’s premier symphony orchestras? It’s a good question with many possible valid responses, and I wish I had more of an answer after attending the grand opening concert of the Dallas Chamber Symphony this Tuesday evening.
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| 23-Mar-2012 Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall | Memories of Prague from the Philadelphia Orchestra |
 How gratifying that James Conlon briefly introduced the rationale for this Philadelphia Orchestra concert, which turned out to be entirely divorced from the nostalgic ‘Memories of Prague’ that its title suggested. Instead, what I had presumed to be coincidental key signatures were in fact the link: an exploration of D minor (with a side of D major).Read full review... | |
| 9-Mar-2011 Kings Place: Hall One | Aurora Orchestra/ Collon/ Joshua |
| There are the knowns. The things, as Rumsfeld would have it, that we know that we know. Like the way the Aurora orchestra can bring sheer youthful exuberance to a fast piece like the G Major presto finale to the symphony No.27 which ended the first half of last night's all-Mozart concert at Kings Place. Aurora don't just survive at these breakneck tempi, they absolutely thrive on them. They achieve a weightless, perfectly balanced, unanimous sound, full of astonishing energy. Read full review... | |
