Emanuel Despax – from Ravel to Rodgers Tim Hochstrasser 10/03/2025Emanuel Despax is well known not only as a soloist of distinction but also as a regular collaborator in chamber...
Birdsong Tim Hochstrasser 07/03/2025It is hard to believe that Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks is now over thirty years old. Written, in part, to...
The Magic Flute Tim Hochstrasser 07/03/2025In 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 07/03/2025While 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 23/02/2025As 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 23/02/2025This 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 23/02/2025What better antidote for the monotony of grey February days than a truly sprightly farce? The Mill at Sonning is...
East is South Tim Hochstrasser 19/02/2025AI and its manifestations are hardly ever out of the news these days, and rightly so, given the huge implications...
Mary, Queen of Scots Tim Hochstrasser 17/02/2025If you find yourself browsing the bookshops at stations and airports there is almost always to be found a new...
Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew Tim Hochstrasser 17/02/2025At the outset this play seems to be a didactic tract for the times – Pip, played by author Coral...
