Oct
2011
Articles from 28th Oct 2011
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The Specials attracting a new generation
Oct 28 2011 | Music
The legendary ska band's enduring quality is proving attractive to a new generation. Andy Coleman met them. Read
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Traditional schooling for Baibe Skride
Oct 28 2011 | Music
Christopher Morley speaks to violinist Baibe Skride about life at the CBSO and growing up with conductor Andris Nelsons. Read
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Review: Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra, at Adrian Boult Hall
Oct 28 2011 | Music
I doubt I’ve ever heard a better concert from certainly one of the finest non-professional orchestras in the land, and I know I’ve heard few better performances of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony than the one the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra delivered on Sunday afternoon. Read
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Review: CBSO, at Symphony Hall
Oct 28 2011 | Music
Young Armenian pianist Nareh Arghamanyan will have been so excited at the prospect of performing with one of the world’s greatest orchestras, but in the event this proved something of a disappointment. Read
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Review: La Serenissima, at St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston
Oct 28 2011 | Music
A programme of wall-to-wall Vivaldi attracted an encouragingly large audience to the splendid St Augustine’s Church on a very cold night, to enjoy performances from the period-instrument band La Serenissima which were sprightly and lively, crisply delivered. Read
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Review: Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Philharmonia Orchestra at Symphony Hall
Oct 28 2011 | Music
Bartok’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle already bursts with imagery thanks to its fantastic story. Read
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Review: Orchestra of the Swan, at Birmingham Town Hall
Oct 28 2011 | Music
It was ironic that the Orchestra of the Swan should have chosen to launch its fourth season at Birmingham Town Hall with two of Delius’ steamily perfumed orchestral miniatures on what turned out to be the coldest day of the autumn thus far. Read
