The Borletti-Buitoni Trust concert is on 4 May 2012. This article was written for the concert programme. In an increasingly hectic musical world, in which young musicians need to promote themselves as well as practise and perform, the Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) has for nearly a decade offered a supportive shoulder to young international talent. The… [Read more…]
April 26, 2012 by Culture Capital
This news story was originally written for Londonist.com. The full line-up for the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, was announced this morning. From 21 June to 9 September, London will be the focus of an unparalleled programme of music, theatre, film comedy, exhibitions, art and outdoor events. In short, this is… [Read more…]
April 24, 2012 by Catherine Marks
At the end of this month trumpeter Jack Davies will be releasing three new albums on the V&V Music label. This includes work from his quartet Southbound, a small acoustic group (with accordion!) called Flea Circus, and also a release for his Big Band. Despite being released on the same date, each album is pretty unique due to… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012 by Culture Capital
This post was originally written for the Independent blogs. London’s classical music scene is changing before our eyes. Over the last five to ten years a whole host of ambitious start-ups have emerged across the capital. Ensembles like the Aurora Orchestra and the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO) are stuffed with talented young players and perform… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012 by Culture Capital
This post was originally written for Londonist.com. The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) yesterday announced that it will perform the first of three concerts at a stage on Trafalgar Square on Saturday 12 May (at 6.30pm) in what looks like a publicity coup for the Barbican-based orchestra. The free concert, which will be conducted by the LSO’s… [Read more…]
February 6, 2012 by Culture Capital
The young Israeli pianist David Greilsammer played the 100 Club last week as part of the Limelight classical series at the venue. He was promoting his first CD on Sony Classical, Baroque Conversations, which juxtaposes Rameau, Couperin and JS Bach with music by contemporary composers such as Lachenmann. A thinking pianist, Greilsammer is a passionate… [Read more…]
January 23, 2012 by Culture Capital
This article was written for Independent blogs. Standing at the bus stop the other day, I bumped into an acquaintance who had been working outside London for the last few years. When I asked how he liked living in Bristol, and then Liverpool, he reeled off a list of positives before saying, “but culturally, there… [Read more…]
January 6, 2012 by Culture Capital
A version of this article was originally written for Londonist. If the church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields stood in nearly any other London location it would be the focus of its surroundings. But with Nelson’s Column and the National Gallery on its doorstep and the through-route from the West End running along its front steps, it has to… [Read more…]
December 17, 2011 by Culture Capital
A version of this blog piece was originally written for the Independent. This week on the Today programme, two well known names in classical music – Observer critic Fiona Maddocks and impresario Raymond Gubbay – discussed an article in The Economist that highlighted the resurgence of carol singing at Christmas. Their observations are spot on. Whether it is… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011 by Culture Capital
A version of this article was originally written for Londonist. Advent is a good time to visit the historic buildings of E1. Two of East London’s finest churches – Hawksmoor’s Christ Church in Spitalfields and Shoreditch Church – host a range of baroque and contemporary music concerts as part of the Spitalfields Music Winter Festival. Unsurprisingly,… [Read more…]
April 27, 2012 by Culture Capital
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