Volans premiere

Programme building is an art rather than an exact science, and concocting programmes that incorporate contemporary music a more esoteric gift still. Combinations of repertory works and new scores that look right on paper sometimes misfire completely in the concert … Continue reading →

Attila

Royal Opera House, London

LSO/Previn

André Previn is one of music’s great extroverts, but an atmosphere of meditative sadness hovered over the first of his series of concerts with the LSO. Three of the works chosen – Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, his Serenade for Tenor, … Continue reading →

The Valkyrie

English National Opera’s stealthy progress towards its new Ring cycle, due to reach its final form at the Coliseum in 2004 and 2005, has entered its second phase. The four “staged concert” performances of The Valkyrie follow the similar presentation … Continue reading →