City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Inspired programming and a proper celebration: Barbican's Beethoven Weekender reviewed
Richard Bratby 7 February 2020 10:00 pm
Beethoven wears a feather boa and pink shades. He wrangles an electric guitar. A red lightning flash streaks across that…
Beer, sweat and jockstraps: the real history of the CBSO
Richard Bratby 21 December 2019 9:00 am
In childhood, the theme tune to The Box of Delights was the sound of Christmas. The melody was ‘The First…
Does Gerald Barry hate music?
Richard Bratby 17 March 2018 9:00 am
Blue Gadoo is one of those cats whose face looks like it’s been bashed flat with a wok. He lives…
Vice and virtue
Alexandra Coghlan 5 October 2017 2:00 pm
‘Can the ultimate betrayal ever be forgiven?’ screams the publicity for The Judas Passion, transforming a Biblical drama into a…