Deliciously Evil Hadestown is a Triumph 14 August 2023Posted inCulture, Music This slick contemporary score is timeless: I suspect we will still be humming these tunes for many years to come
A performance of contradictions: Belgian National Orchestra at the Concertgebouw 30 July 2023Posted inMusic Antony Hermus searches for menace and intrigue in the Belgian National Orchestra's programme in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw
Youth Music the Dutch way with Razvan Stoica 26 July 2023Posted inCulture, Music Performing with professional soloists is youth music the Dutch way with Razvan Stoica: the result received rapturous applause
Searching for greatness: The 2023 Mahler Competition 15 July 2023Posted inMusic Giuseppe Mengoli is a worthy winner of the 2023 Mahler Conducting Competition and will be a great ambassador for his art
SHOT and Shaffy | A wonderful showcase for the cultural life of the University of Twente 1 July 2023Posted inCulture, Music Last night’s concert in the Muziekcentrum, Enschede was a wonderful insight into the cultural life of University of Twente
Oliemans and Phion bring Bannink’s music home to Enschede 20 June 2023Posted inCulture, Music Oliemans is an intriguing and most talented musician and his passion for Bannink’s music with his friend Van den Brink is infectious
At the Concertgebouw, it’s all about Lang Lang 9 June 2023Posted inMusic Among the dramatic hair flicks and hands flung high in the sky, it was easy to forget there was an orchestra on stage
Through the looking glass: Amsterdam Sinfonietta are a class act at the Muziekgebouw 18 May 2023Posted inMusic The Sinfonietta, under the leadership of Candida Thompson, more than deserve their reputation as one of the finest string orchestras
The King’s Coronation | My favourite musical moments 12 May 2023Posted inCulture, Music Reflecting back on a wonderful weekend of music making from Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6th, 2023
Nederlandse Reisopera’s Fidelio makes opera truly accessible for all 27 April 2023Posted inCulture, Music This was opera which found expression using the technology of youth in a way which did not offend or intimidate