Nicholas Collon

A luminous new recording of The Dream of Gerontius

15 March 2025 9:00 am

Grade: A– There’s a species of music-lover who enjoys pointing out that Elgar isn’t played much on the Continent –…

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO at the Barbican

Rattle’s recapitulation: LSO/Simon Rattle at Barbican reviewed

22 September 2018 9:00 am

A pregnant silence, a peaty belch from the tuba, and the scrape of brass on brass as gears lock into…