In 'War and the pity of war' (Gdn., film&music, Fri., 23.09.11) Ian Bostridge makes two implicitly political points in his article on Britten's War Requiem. One is to the effect that Benjamin Britten's visit to Bergen-Belsen in 1945 called … [Read more...]
AISLING London Irish Symphony Orchestra Seán Ó Riada (et alia) £10.00* AISLING ON … [Read more...]
Requiem Giuseppe Verdi London Gay Symphony Orchestra Cadogan … [Read more...]
The London Gay Symphony Orchestra in 2009 The LGSO (London Gay Symphony Orchestra)'s Spring Concert, St John's Church Waterloo Road, Sunday 26.04.09. St John's, built on the fortress principle, was stifling. The first item was the Overture … [Read more...]
SALOMÉ The Drill Hall, London (17.10.09) Sound Affairs In 1923 Photoplay magazine described this as "[a] hothouse orchid of decadent passion…". It's certainly true to say that it was probably not intended for Mom, Pop, and the kids in … [Read more...]
The City [of London] Music Society runs free lunchtime concerts in Bishopsgate Hall on a roughly weekly basis in Winter. Despite that, one gets mugged at the door, the CMS asking for a fiver 'donation' to its running costs. The concert / recital … [Read more...]
new music::new ireland Solos and Duos for Violin and Piano Out Hear (which has a vaguely 'Gay' ring to it) is a series in Kings Place (in the new squeaky-lean King's Cross, London) of new music from around the world. The recitals (Mondays … [Read more...]
Joe Green, George, Lennie, And Superman Bond The LGSO (London Gay Symphony Orchestra) 20th Feb., 2010 was held in Cadogan Hall, (not it's usual venue, St John's, Waterloo Road, and was on Saturday), not Sunday. It was a Film Music … [Read more...]
Bluebeard's Castle - Bartók & The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky The ENO (English National Opera) in November 2009, presented (in the Coliseum theatre, London) a most unusual double bill. It consisted of an opera and a ballet. … [Read more...]
Carlisle Floyd's Susannah, was performed at the Hackney Empire (one of 'matchless Matchem's' rather florid theatres), it is on the 254 bus route. The production is that of the ETO (English Touring Opera, www.englishtouringopera.org.uk) which takes … [Read more...]