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Reviews
Vadym Kholodenko plays Liszt and Beethoven, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | 25 October 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Review by William Ruff
“Piano playing of huge physical stamina, unerring power, concentration and style.”
Photo credit: Jean-Baptiste Millot
In 40 Parts: Spem in alium, Ex Cathedra, The Town Hall, Birmingham | 18 October 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: David Gray & Paul Gray
“An exciting and profoundly moving choral concert, including a new work from Roderick Williams.”
Opus13 plays Beethoven, Adès and Brahms Lakeside, Nottingham | 15 October 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Brilliant playing from four exceptional young musicians.”
Photo credit: Elvira Glänte
Sibelius’ 5th Symphony, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | Thursday 15 October 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“Stirring Brahms and unexpected Sibelius.”
NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | 14 October 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐Review by William Ruff
“Precision, warmth and stylistic versatility.”
Photo credit: Evelyn Dragan
NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 13 October 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“This is how you do 19th Century German music.”
Elgar’s Enigma Variations, CBSO, Symphony Hall | 30 September 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Paul Gray & David Gray
“A well-played, varied and satisfyingly diverse programme of British music.”
The Hallé plays Liszt, Beethoven and Stravinsky, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | 23 September 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Soloist, conductor and orchestra launch the new Nottingham season in spectacular style.”
Photo credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke
Kazuki Conducts Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 17 September 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“…an impressive way to start a concert season.”
The Gesualdo Six, Wishing Tree, North Wales International Music Festival, St Asaph Cathedral | 11 September 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“An exquisitely polished gem of a concert.”
Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, London Symphony Orchestra/Pappano/Barbican Hall, London EC2 | 12 July, 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Clare Colvin
“…a well-deserved standing ovation from the audience for its dramatic power…”
Photo credit: Barbican
Kazuki Conducts Harmonium, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 4 July 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A brilliantly well performed Independence Day concert all about the best of America.”
Photo credit: Andrew Fox
Neil Brand presents Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd, Lakeside, Nottingham | 18 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Neil Brand brings three silent film classics back to life.”
Photo credit: Lakeside
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 18 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“Dazzling violin virtuosity and a meaty reading of a Prokofiev masterwork.”
Photo credit: Marco Borggrevo
Ensemble Augelletti, Lakeside, Nottingham | 11 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Intimate musical conversations between equals.”
Photo credit: Lakeside
Centre Stage: Dvořák’s American Quartet, CBSO Centre, Birmingham | 05 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray
“…rhythmically complex chord progressions over the top, with crisp unanimity: very impressive.”
Photo credit: American Quartet Event-page
The Hallé plays Janacek, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham |04 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“The Nottingham Classics season ends with a Technicolor journey through the Slavic soul.”
Photo credit: Otto van den Toorn
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | Wednesday 3rd June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“These arrangements hark back to the time before authenticity in performance practice had taken hold.”
Photo credit: Hannah Blake Fathers
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | 20 May 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Revolutionary rhythms and poetic intimacy combine with some distinctively Polish voices.”
Photo credit: Frances Marshall