African Concert Series – Aisha Syed-Castro Tim Hochstrasser 17/03/2025 1165Saturday afternoons at Wigmore Hall are often quiet and fairly conventional affairs, but not in the hands of violinist Aisha...
Donizetti & Friends – Spyres, Lemieux & Zappa Tim Hochstrasser 13/03/2025 1301It is not often that you return to a concert hall the next day for another five-star performance, but this...
The Lark Ascending – ECO Anniversary Concert Tim Hochstrasser 11/03/2025 1095This concert marked the start of the 65th birthday celebrations for the English Chamber Orchestra. As you might expect, the...
Emanuel Despax – from Ravel to Rodgers Tim Hochstrasser 10/03/2025 1086Emanuel Despax is well known not only as a soloist of distinction but also as a regular collaborator in chamber...
Birdsong Tim Hochstrasser 07/03/2025 970It is hard to believe that Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks is now over thirty years old. Written, in part, to...
The Magic Flute Tim Hochstrasser 07/03/2025 1075In writing opera reviews you often find yourself lamenting the lack of respect or even belief that the director has...
White Rose – the musical Tim Hochstrasser 07/03/2025 911While the story of the Stauffenberg plot against Hitler’s life in 1944 is well known, other episodes of dissent and...
L’Elisio or Elysium – Song & Spoken Word Tim Hochstrasser 23/02/2025 890As someone who travels through London Bridge station several times a week, it was a surprise to come across a...
Nikita Lukinov: Bechstein Hall Tim Hochstrasser 23/02/2025 1152This was my first visit to the new Bechstein Hall, and as it may be an unfamiliar venue to readers...
It Runs in the Family Tim Hochstrasser 23/02/2025 747What better antidote for the monotony of grey February days than a truly sprightly farce? The Mill at Sonning is...
