In contrast to their previous Schumann/Brahms concert, this wonderfully imaginative programme was exceptionally wide-ranging in time, style and forces. From solo violin and piano to full concerto, from Bach to Piazzola via Mozart, Purcell and Vaughan Williams, what might have seemed a bizarre mixtureMore
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Joanna MacGregor’s habitual breaking of moulds, tearing-up of templates and radicalisation of routines should inspire and empower the Coffee Concerts after this arresting presentation. The new artistic director and conductor of Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, installed during the pandemic in September and yet to stage her first BPO concert, stepped loose fromMore
These two works (symphonic in scale, complexity and concentration) demand a huge range of feeling and technical grasp which make it an achievement to include both in one concert. Joanna MacGregor and the Philharmonic’s strings, despite the necessary physical distancing, rose to the task with performances of sustained beauty and power.
The opening movements of both pieces demand great drive and forward movement. Chris Darwin’sMore
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Laughter among musicians immediately they finish a performance is not something a concert audience expect to hear.More
This was a special day for members of Strings Attached. Some of us confess that we put on more interesting clothes than usual for a Sunday morning at home. We felt at one with that community of members whom we may not know by name but with whomMore
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First, some exceptional context . . .
The Coffee Concerts became the first classical music event to go out online from Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival in 11 months of Covid-19 pandemicMore
