Michael Tilson Thomas obituary American conductor who brought high-octane dynamism to performances by the London Symphony Orchestra The Guardian - UK · Apr 26
Semele review – Pretty Yende is a spirited but sketchy heroine in inconsistent Handel staging Alice Coote’s vengeful Juno steals the show in Oliver Mears’ bleak and occasionally fussy production The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025
BBCSO/Elder review – like a Klimt painting in sound The final concert of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s season brought us Franz Schreker’s sensual and elusive Chamber Symphony and Mahler’s intense Das Lied von der Erde The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025
LSO/Tilson Thomas review – emotional depth as Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony gleams The London Symphony Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas celebrated his 80th birthday with an authoritative but restrained account of Mahler’s Second with soloists Alice Coote and Siobhan Stagg The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024
Prom 9: BBC Scottish SO/Wigglesworth review – meticulous making of unexpected connections Beautiful wind playing in a slow-burning Brahms joined searing strings in Schoenberg and Alice Coote’s fine-grain singing of Mahler for a space-testing night The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024
The week in classical: Prom 64: Les Troyens; Prom 65: Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony; Proms 62 & 63: The Rite by Heart– review With a stand-in conductor and a stellar cast, Berlioz’s monumental opera came into its own at the Proms; the BBC Symphony Orchestra let Bruckner’s colours unfurl; and Aurora’s Stravinsky played from memory proved unforgettable The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023
Prom 64: Les Troyens review – trouble-hit concert-staging rises to the occasion magnificently Dinis Sousa, replacing John Eliot Gardiner, brought excitement and emotional intensity to Berlioz’s epic opera, aided by a consistently impressive cast The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023
Prom 64: Berlioz’s The Trojans at the Royal Albert Hall review – the glorious grand opera sounded gorgeous Dinis Sousa stepped in for John Eliot Gardiner and made a magnificent job of it Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023
The week in classical: The Decision; The Dream of Gerontius; Soloists of the CBSO – review Birmingham Opera Company regroup, and the CBSO triumph in Elgar’s great oratorio as the city’s rich musical life thrives. And shock and anger as the BBC Singers are axed The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023