Category: Reviews

Here’s one for the psychologists. Does the combination of two women and two men comprising an ensemble promise perfect balance? Abba analysers might warn the ideal result could be temporary, although the pop music industry with its high casualty rate, More

To stand out among the extraordinary wealth of excellent quartets now playing, a new quartet has to have something unique. When the Castalian played for our launch concert in 2012 they were excellent but More

Sean Shibe (guitar) – Coffee Concert, Sunday January 29

The Coffee Concerts have sexed themselves up! After a diet of violinists, violists, cellists, the odd double bassist, wind or horn players and pianists, they finally peered around a curtain into a Sunday morning world of sensuality only a guitarist More

Coffee Concert January 29 2017 Sean Shibe

I was astounded by this concert. I don’t know enough about the guitar or the repertoire to write about them knowledgeably. But Sean Shibe’s performance was enough to sweep away More

Bonus trailer appearance: Sean Shibe (guitar): Walton, the first of his 5 Bagatelles. Ahead of appearing in the next Coffee Concert, on January 29.

Were Trio Isimsiz a holiday destination the brochures would be describing them as More

Coffee Concert – 18 December 2016 – Trio Isimsiz

This is the second time we’ve heard Trio Isimsiz at a coffee concert and I’m getting a feel for what is so extraordinary about them. It’s their delicacy. It’s a delicacy that’s not just about playing quietly More