| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 8-Apr-2013 St Antoine Church | Old music in an old church: The Corelli Consort in Istanbul |
 If there’s one glowing aspect missing from the burgeoning classical music scene in Istanbul, it is chamber music. The city has been a host to an increasingly diverse range of musical performances and festivals in the last few years, thanks to rather effective sponsorship arrangements, as well as small organizations, and sometimes even individuals, taking charge in organizing concert series.
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| 12-Jan-2013 Sage: Hall One | Three Baroque tenors and an orcherstra: Ian Bostridge with Northern Sinfonia |
 Sometimes, glancing through reviews and recordings of Baroque opera arias, one might be forgiven for wondering whether tenors and basses ever appeared on the 18th-century stage – the genre seems dominated by the exotic lives of the castrati and the incredibly exciting music that was written for them. This evening’s concert by tenor Ian Bostridge and Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Bernard Labadie attempted to redress the balance, and showed that in fact the sopranos, mezzos and countertenors don’t have all the fun.
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| 27-Nov-2012 Geertekerk | Suonar Cantando brings a taste of old Venice to the Netherlands |
 In an age of modern convenience and so-called progress, it’s refreshing to witness an endeavor by a group of enthusiastic young musicians seeking to dig up music’s past. Bojan Cicic and his ensemble Suonar Cantando put on a marvelous display of musical responsibility by treating this repertoire with the fire it deserves. Invigorated by their youth yet wise in their programmatic decisions, this emerging ensemble proved itself a worthy representative on the stage.
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| 5-Oct-2012 Birmingham Town Hall | Viennese whirl in Birmingham: Sweet treats from the Vienna Boys' Choir |
 Here’s a choir that need never worry about attracting younger members. It runs its own school, with around 300 children, and from the age of ten the most musically gifted boys are channelled into the choir. The present membership of around 100 are in good company, as the 500-year history of the choir in its various guises is littered with illustrious names, either as choristers or directors: Mozart, Bruckner, Schubert, Haydn. Historically, the boys sang at the imperial court, then after the Habsburg Empire collapsed the choir became a private enterprise.Read full review... | |
