May
2011
Articles from 13th May 2011
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A summer of great festivals across the Midlands
May 13 2011 | Music
Summer is nearly upon us, which means one thing – festivals. Jon Perks casts an eye over some of the best on offer in the Midlands. Read
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Birmingham cinema to show 3D film of Simon Rattle conducting Berlin Philharmonic
May 13 2011 | Music
Birmingham's Showcase Cinema is to screen a 3D movie of former CBSO music director Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in concert. Read
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Staff Benda Bilili - Easy Riders of the Congo
May 13 2011 | Music
Andy Coleman hears an inspirational musical tale from the poverty-stricken streets of Kinshasa. Read
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Dejan Lazic goes inside the mind of Johannes Brahms
May 13 2011 | Music
Croatian pianist Dejan Lazic tells Christopher Morley about his six-year labour of love. Read
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Review: Jonathan Miller, at The Artrix, Bromsgrove
May 13 2011 | Music
Jonathan Miller must surely be the polymath equivalent of Ken Dodd, the comedian famous for keeping his audiences spellbound captives well into the early hours. Read
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Review: CBSO/The Organ Symphony, at Symphony Hall
May 13 2011 | Music
There were some spooky connections to this CBSO concert, but all of them benevolent. Guest-conducting the orchestra was Jun Markl, currently in his final season as music director of the Orchestre National de Lyon. Read
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Review: Tenebrae, at St John's Church, Bromsgrove
May 13 2011 | Music
Perhaps it’s a contradiction in terms (if you think about it), but Sunday’s concert from Tenebrae was probably the highlight of this year’s Bromsgrove Festival and many others before it. Read
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Review: Mark Bebbington, at St John's Church, Hagley
May 13 2011 | Music
Mark Bebbington’s advocacy of neglected British piano music, notably in a series of John Ireland CDs, has been universally praised, so his choice of Ireland’s London Pieces to kick-start the Hagley Music Festival came as no surprise. Read
