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Feb 9, 2018
Can string quartets save the world?
The recent Amsterdam String Quartet Biennale explored various aspects of the string quartet format, including the many life lessons it...


May 17, 2016
Review of Beethoven for a Later Age
I have a theory that musicians write in exactly the same style that they play their instruments. I’m pleased to see it proven, somewhat...


Dec 29, 2014
Concert highlights of 2014 – and one big stinker
2014 was another busy year on the London concert scene. Here (in chronological order) are my favourite concerts of the many I went to,...


Aug 27, 2014
Brahms as I’ve never heard him
Last night's Proms concert with the Budapest Festival Orchestra was ravishing, but raised an uncomfortable question I have a friend who...


Aug 1, 2014
A world without musical borders at Ronnie Scott’s
One of my aims with this website is to be a non-denominational space where all forms of string music are equally respected and...


Jul 28, 2014
Swedish cellist and Tunisian violinist are among Womad highlights
I’m just back from Womad: three days of camping in a field and listening to music from all over the world. I’m sunburnt and have sore...
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