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A towering inferno: on tour with Vikingur Ólafsson and the London Philharmonic

18 November 2024Music

Vikingur Ólafsson and Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Smartly dressed in a grey suit and a pale pink tie and exuding a calm efficiency, Norwegian pianist Vikingur Ólafsson swept onto the stage. Expectation fizzed. A year on from…

Ben Goldscheider plays new Watkins concerto

31 July 2024Music

A Friday night concert in Die Glöcke, Bremen with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, was a very British meeting of minds. Ben Goldscheider gave the German premiere of a new concerto…

Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates’ Piano Concerto

17 October 2022Music

Trifonov played with the greatest of ease while the Wild West of cross rhythms and contrasting textures whirled around him.