From Page to Stage: Yiddish Voices Behind Fiddler on the Roof Rivka Jacobson 08/06/2025In the ferment of 19th-century Eastern Europe, amid the upheavals of empire, migration, and modernity, Jewish writers began to carve...
Beyond the Libretto: How Music Tells Women’s Stories in Opera Rivka Jacobson 03/06/2025Opera Holland Park’s 2025 season opens with Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, closes with Verdi’s La Traviata, and, in between, presents...
Rebellion, Resignation, and Survival in Ibsen, Chekhov, Rattigan, and Williams Rivka Jacobson 21/05/2025In the landscape of modern drama, few figures loom as poignantly as the woman on the verge — poised between...
Bechstein Trio РFaur̩, Beethoven, Mendelssohn Tim Hochstrasser 24/03/2025When the Bechstein Hall opened, it did so with a resident Trio in place comprising Emmanuel Despax, Guy Johnston, and...
African Concert Series – Aisha Syed-Castro Tim Hochstrasser 17/03/2025Saturday 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 13/03/2025It 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 11/03/2025This 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 10/03/2025Emanuel Despax is well known not only as a soloist of distinction but also as a regular collaborator in chamber...
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...
City of Night Birds Tim Hochstrasser 10/01/2025This is Juhea Kim’s second novel, and it is both a technically accomplished and highly accessible, compelling read. The story...
