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Family pays tribute to ‘legendary’ Welsh gran who broke world record for her unbelievable collection of Christmas baubles

‘There will forever be a massive void in our lives. Christmas will never be the same again.'

Wales Online · Apr 19, 2023

Dad slams pub for not serving disabled son a drink for 18th because he's 'not normal'

Hadyn has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and global development delay and so was refused alcohol by the pub

Irish Mirror · Apr 15, 2023

LSO/Hannigan review – every note spoke volumes in uncompromising programme about grief

From the desperate sadness of Vivier’s Lonely Child to Berg’s Violin Concerto in memory of Manon Gropius, Barbara Hannigan brought fragility and fire to this London Symphony Orchestra programme

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

The week in classical: Rusalka; Pekka Kuusisto / London Chamber Orchestra; LCMF

A visceral production of Dvořák’s opera about a love-stricken water nymph; a jolly evening with the Finnish violinist and conductor; and a journey to the outer limits

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022

Siam Sinfonietta presents anti-war piece

As part of Siam Sinfonietta's regular "Mozart And More Mini-Festival", now in its 10th outing, Somtow Sucharitkul has chosen to conduct a rare and beautiful work, Joseph Haydn's Mass In Time Of War, at the Thailand Cultural Centre's Small Hall, Ratchadaphisek Road on Saturday and Sunday at 8pm.

Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2022

LSO/Rattle review – transatlantic glitz and lithe elegance

Simon Rattle once again showed his affinity with Haydn before a distinct second half featuring a London premiere of John Adams and extrovert Gershwin works

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

How much can one music festival cover? Almost everything from pole to pole

There's the grandest of themes to this year's Canberra International Music Festival.

The Canberra Times · Apr 15, 2022

‘People were always trying to fix her’: the ‘blind enchantress’ who wowed Mozart

Maria Theresia von Paradis’s piano bewitched the Viennese court – but she was tormented by quacks proffering remedies she didn’t need. Now a disabled theatre team are turning her life into opera

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

The week in classical: The Golden Cockerel; LSO/Christophers: The Creation; Bath Festival Orchestra

ETO’s production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s satirical opera is uncomfortably timely; the Barbican celebrates its 40th with Haydn; and a 1962 work gets a long overdue UK premiere

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2022

Classical home listening: Haydn2032 Volume 11; Martin Suckling; Alan Bush

Giovanni Antonini’s epic Haydn cycle continues to thrill; the Scottish composer goes to the dark side; and remembering a British musical outsider

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2022