It was unfortunate timing for the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra to have programmed Richard Strauss’ Rosenkavalier Suite for Sunday’s concert so soon after the CD release of the CBSO’s amazing account of it under Andris Nelsons.Read
It is very flattering when a remark one made five years ago is still being quoted. But to see it printed seven times in a programme, as it was on Sunday, is rather over-egging the pudding.Read
An environmental prom is set to raise thousands of pounds for charity next month when Birmingham’s Symphony Hall becomes centre stage for a world premiere of the celebrated Ballads for a Living Planet.Read
Benjamin Britten’s song cycleLes Illuminations has become so closely associated with Peter Pears it’s often assumed that it was tailored for the tenor voice.Read