Cage in Motion at the Royal College of Music

By Kit Brown, 24 February 2012

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Reviewed at Royal College of Music: Britten Theatre, London on 20 February 2012

Cage, Beach Birds (Cage's Four3 choreographed as a homage to Cunningham)

Cage, A Room (Arranged for Prepared Harps and electronics by Louis D'Heudieres)

Cage, Two

Cage, Etudes Boreales - I

Harrison Ensemble

Animate Dance

Alice Purton, Cello

Amy Tress, Violin

Rebecca McChrystal, Percussion

Katherine Tinker, Piano

Helen Whitaker, Flute

Louis D'Heudieres, Electronics

Martino Panizza, Harp

BBC Philharmonic’s bold but unbalanced Stravinsky and Adams

Leighton Jones, 1st May

Balance issues mar an otherwise compelling programme from John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

***11

Prom 70: startling sounds from Jonny Greenwood at the Proms

Benjamin Poore, 10th September

An inventive programme frames new music by a genre-defying composer and guitarist in a striking late-night concert.

***11

Philadelphia Orchestra closes season with a pair of American masters

Cameron Kelsall, 7th June

Hélène Grimaud and Emily D'Angelo join Yannick Nézet-Séguin for a varied and variable program of Gershwin and Bernstein.

***11

A study in contrasts with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Sandra Bowdler, 7th June

The pairing of Barshai's arrangment of Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet with Mozart's Gran Partita makes for an interesting contrast in this concert, beautifully presented by members of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

****1

Manchester Camerata presents mindfulness in turmoil at Kings Place

Chris Garlick, 6th June

All praise should be heaped on Rosie Middleton for her brave evocation and the vocal prowess of her performance in Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King.

****1

When time stands still: the Philharmonia revisits Strauss

Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

****1

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Kit Brown

Kit, originally hailing from Northampton, now lives in London where he trains at the London Contemporary Dance School. With experience and interest in both Ballet and Contemporary Dance his main interests lie on the contemporary side of the art form.