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Quiet in the stalls, please!

Recently, The Guardian published an article by Leo Benedictus on the subject of badly behaved audiences at theatre, film, concerts, and similar events. The article included a sort of ‘manifesto’ for...

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Erotic & Exotic: François-Frédéric Guy and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet at Wigmore Hall

In a neat piece of programming, Monday’s Wigmore Hall lunchtime concert brought together two French master-pianists to play two French masterpieces for the ballet, Debussy’s erotic and ecstatically...

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Meet the Artist……Alan George, viola, The Fitzwilliam Quartet

Who or what inspired you to take up your chosen instrument and make music your career? My mum and dad: Dad was a devoted brass band player, there was always music in the house (he had a gorgeous walnut...

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Concert review: Noriko Ogawa at Wigmore Hall

It was fitting that critically acclaimed Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa should open her Wigmore Hall lunchtime concert with a work by one of her countrymen: Rain Tree Sketch II by Toru Takemitsu. Not...

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My concert year 2012

A retrospective of music I’ve reviewed over the year. 2012 has been one of my busiest years as a concert-goer, not least because of my reviewing job for Bachtrack (since April 2011). This has enabled...

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Concert review: Leon McCawley at Wigmore Hall

My first concert outing of 2013 was to hear British pianist Leon McCawley at London’s Wigmore Hall. The penultimate concert in Leon’s Mozart Sonatas cycle was my first review for Bachtrack, back in...

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Concert review: Yevgeny Sudbin at Wigmore Hall

Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin treated the Wigmore lunchtime audience to a feast of virtuosity in a programme of works by Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin and Saint-Saens. Read my full review here...

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Concert review: Janina Fialkowska at Wigmore Hall

Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska has Polish blood in her veins (her father is Polish), and she was described by her pianistic idol, Arthur Rubinstein, as “a natural born Chopin interpreter”. This...

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Concert review: Alexander Gavrylyuk at Wigmore Hall

Stepping in for the indisposed Cédric Tiberghien, Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk made his Wigmore Hall debut in a lunchtime concert replete with old-school virtuoso pianism. Read my full...

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Concentu Mirabili! Mahan Esfahani at Wigmore Hall

It would be foolish of me to attempt to review harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani’s magical Wigmore Hall recital in detail, as I have neither the knowledge of the mechanics of the instrument nor familiarity...

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Concert review: Lawson Trio & Clare Hammond at Wigmore Hall

The Monday Platform at Wigmore Hall, presented by the Park Lane Group, showcased the impressive and varied talents of the Lawson Trio and pianist Clare Hammond. This was an enjoyable programme which...

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Concert review: Marc-André Hamelin at Wigmore Hall

Concerts by Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin are always challenging and exciting: a fearless approach to repertoire and unusual programme juxtapositions, combined with insightful musicianship, all...

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September is a good month to…..

I’m back from a restful and rebalancing holiday in the French Alps, and, despite the obvious Indian Summer and late heatwave here in London, the transition from August to September always signals the...

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Concert review: Imogen Cooper’s insightful and intimate Schubert

Schubert cycles are in the air: earlier this month pianist James Lisney’s wide-ranging ‘Schubertreise’ series reached its journey’s end at London’s Purcell Room, and on Saturday evening Imogen Cooper...

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Concert review: Alexandre Tharaud at Wigmore Hall

Despite the bad weather, the gales, and the cancelled trains, I managed to get into central London yesterday (thanks to the District Line which was fully operational from Richmond) to view the ‘Honoré...

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Concert review: Darkness Visible – Marc-Andre Hamelin at Wigmore Hall

Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin has an unerring ability to tackle anything the piano repertoire can throw at him: the craggy, disparate edifice of Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata, Stockhausen’s...

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Concert review: Ivana Gavric at Wigmore Hall

Sarajevo-born British pianist Ivana Gavric gave a lunchtime recital of great insight, emotional intensity, and colourful storytelling combined with musicality and pianism of the highest order at...

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Musical pick of the year

‘Tis the season for lists and Top 10′s, so here is my personal pick of my musical year. I have been fortunate to attend several concerts every month, hearing performances by established international...

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Valentina Lisitsa at Wigmore Hall

Ukrainian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa first performed at London’s Wigmore Hall in late 2007. Since then, she has gone on to achieve an almost cult following on YouTube, due in no small part to her...

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Concert review: Alexander Gavrylyuk at Wigmore Hall

Stepping in for the indisposed Cédric Tiberghien, Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk made his Wigmore Hall debut in a lunchtime concert replete with old-school virtuoso pianism. Read my full...

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