| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2013 Sheldonian Theatre | Bruckner and Mozart from the Oxford Philomusica |
 The level of anticipation for Saturday’s Oxford Philomusica concert was high, although not necessarily for the reasons you might expect: several minutes passed after tuning before the concertmaster emerged from the wings of Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre. Although the Sheldonian may be somewhat lacking acoustically, the building’s grandeur more than makes up for it. The main feature of the interior is undoubtedly Robert Streater’s painted ceiling (depicting “Truth descending upon the Arts and Sciences to expel Ignorance from the University”).Read full review... | |
| 2-Dec-2012 St George's Bristol | A brand new orchestra: The Enigma Orchestra at St George's Bristol |
| A brand new orchestra took to the stage on Sunday night to introduce themselves. The Enigma Orchestra, co-founded this year by Robert Weaver and Arian Aghababaie, is made up of high-standard amateur instrumentalists from in and around Bristol. The orchestral team had coordinated all the visual aspects of the concert with a theme of white, red and black. Everything matched, from the programmes to the red uplights and the red and black flower brooches adorning the female performers.
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| 21-Sep-2012 Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall | Mystery and motion with Angela Hewitt at Sydney Opera House |
 Beethoven, Mozart, Angela Hewitt are all much loved names in the world of classical music. The promise of a Mozart piano concerto played by Angela Hewitt and a Beethoven symphony is enough to whet any music lover’s appetite. However, as in so many Sydney Symphony concerts, there was another work thrown in, which one could have been forgiven for glossing over in the evening’s publicity. Once more, this extra work showcased the orchestra’s innovative programming and delighted us with a rather compelling surprise.Read full review... | |
| 1-Aug-2012 Lincoln Center: Avery Fisher Hall | Mostly Mozart Festival: A disappointing start |
 This year’s Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center opened on Tuesday evening and, to put it encouragingly, there will certainly be room for improvement as the festival continues. (The present review relates to Wednesday’s performance of the same works.) The all-Mozart opening program featured two soloists who raised the level of artistry by varying degrees in their respective performances, but in the two symphonic works, Maestro Louis Langrée and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra seemed a bit detached from the task at hand.Read full review... | |
