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Reviews
Tenebrae: In Winter’s House. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 01 December 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Jewel-like miniatures sung with exquisite clarity and emotional depth.”
Photo Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke
Quatuor Agate. Lakeside, Nottingham, 27 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Quatuor Agate reach deep inside the music with playing of probing intensity.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.
An Evening with Rushil Ranjan, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 27 November, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“Certainly a reminder that music’s power is in the connection and humanity it offers.”
Aurora Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 25 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Aurora’s playing from memory adds a new dimension to the music.”
Photo Credit: Kaupo Kikkas.
Centre Stage: Baroque Ensemble: 1725 Music in Naples, CBSO, CBSO Centre, Birmingham 24 November 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A fascinating concert focusing on a musically significant time and place.”
La Bohème (Opera North). Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 19 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“A revival of an evergreen hit, still pulsing with life.”
Photo Credit: Richard H Smith.
Shostakovich’s Last Symphony, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham Wednesday 19th November 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Characterful and charismatic singing and a fine performance of a perplexing symphony.”
Ariel Lanyi (piano). Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 16 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“A recital of intimacy, wit, brilliance and mystery from Ariel Lanyi.”
Photo Credit: Royal Concert Hall.
Eugene Tzikindelean plays Mozart, Town Hall, Birmingham, 16 November 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Nothing but exquisitely joyful Mozart”
Andrey Gugnin (piano). Lakeside, Nottingham, 13 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Andrey Gugnin: not just a virtuoso, but also a poet and dramatist of the keyboard.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Tuesday 11 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A warm welcome back to Birmingham for a great conductor with a brilliant orchestra.”
Photo Credit: Astrid Ackermann.
BBC Concert Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 10 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“A concert that was about so much more than the music.”
Photo Credit: Johanna Berghorn.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 07 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆, Review: William Ruff.
“A massive BBC Phil plays with thrilling attention to detail.”
Photo Credit: Kaupo Kikkas.
Star Wars Live in Concert, CBSO, presented by ‘esk. Film’, John Williams Soundtrack, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Oct 24-26, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“A spectacular performance from the CBSO, however the audio dialogue and sound effects of the films, are drowned out at times.”
Photo Credit: Dan Auluk.
Music from Scandinavia. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 24 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Soloist, conductor and orchestra breathe new life into familiar repertoire.”
Photo Credit: Benjamin Ealovega.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 15 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“The CBSO surely wins new friends for classical music.”
Photo Credit: Paul Ward.
Rachel Cheung (piano). Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 12 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Rachel Cheung delivers a perfectly planned recital with grace and fiery virtuosity.”
Photo Credit: Royal Concert Hall.
[hanse]Pfeyfferey. Lakeside, Nottingham, O9 October 2025, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“[hanse]Pfeyfferey invite you to party like it’s 1525.”
Photo Credit: Elam Rotem.
Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 08 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A white-hot performance of Nielsen’s magnificent symphony.”
Fenella Humphreys (violin) and Martin Roscoe (piano). Lakeside, Nottingham, 02 October 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“A new season at Lakeside opens with a revelatory programme given passionate advocacy.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.