| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 17-May-2013 Sage: Hall One | Agony and ecstasy from Northern Sinfonia |
 It’s a slightly topsy-turvy world when a Shostakovich symphony lightens the mood and sends you home grinning, and when a work by Mahler is a filler rather than the main event. It’s also unusual to hear Northern Sinfonia playing full orchestral works by either of these composers, as most of their symphonic output requires much larger forces, so there was much that was new and enjoyable in tonight’s concert, even though there was no obvious connection between the works on the programme.
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| 13-Apr-2013 Christ Church Cathedral | Heavenly music: The Sixteen in Oxford's Christ Church Cathedral |
 The programme notes for The Sixteen’s 2013 Choral Pilgrimage draw attention to how composers have been inspired by the grandeur and beauty of their places of worship and work. In this context, the setting for The Sixteen’s concert in Oxford was more than suitable. Completed in 1200, Christ Church Cathedral is a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. For a long time this cathedral was the smallest in England, and for Saturday’s concert the intimate space was packed full of choral music devotees.
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| 23-Mar-2013 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church | Lamentations: The Orpheus Chamber Singers perform music for Holy Week in Dallas |
 “Please silence all electronic devices and refrain from talking. This evening’s program will be presented without intermission or breaks for applause. It is our hope that this structure will assist in providing a meaningful experience...” If I were to say, in 2013, that I had an unusual concert experience, you might assume the performance took place somewhere edgy or casual (a trend defined by (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York), featuring musicians in street clothes playing amplified household objects or something similarly avant-garde.Read full review... | |
| 13-Mar-2013 Bridgewater Hall | MacMillan, Britten and Stravinsky with the BBC Philharmonic and H.K. Gruber |
 Conductor H.K. Gruber’s visits to the BBC Philharmonic are guaranteed to be unmissable concerts of the season; with unquenchable enthusiasm and pride in the music he programmes, Gruber, (known affectionately to all as “Nali”), always assures a stirring performance.
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