Evgeny Kissin, Barbican Now forty-seven, Evgeny Kissin is no longer music’s most miraculous child: he’s become a trim and stately middle-aged gent, and his pianism has matured commensurately. Itâ€...Read More
La traviata, Coliseum, London As nights at the opera go, this was a strange one. By the end of Act One I was eager to leave, and I felt pretty much the same about Act Two, but Act Three, which must co...Read More
Peter Donohoe/LPO/Orozco-Estrada, Southbank Centre The London Philharmonic are now embarked on a year-long musical journey through the twentieth century, using Stravinsky as their focus: works ...Read More
St John Passion, Jesus College, Cambridge The geographical spread of classical music in Britain is shockingly inequitable: 90 percent of the events take place in or around London. But two other...Read More
From the House of the Dead, Royal Opera House, 7.3.18 Dostoevsky’s novel From the House of the Dead was based on his searing experiences in a Siberian prison. Janacek’s opera faithfully fol...Read More
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ENO, 1.3.18 ENO had two fine house productions to choose between, for their revival of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They could have chosen Christopher A...Read More