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Paraorchestra; Sinfonietta/Jonny Greenwood review – Reich’s kaleidoscopic music bursts into life

Paraorchestra’s immersive performance of Music for 18 Musicians was immaculate and exhilarating; London Sinfonietta and the Radiohead guitarist’s vibrant tribute to the almost 90-year-old composer followed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

‘An unbroken arc of music’: Bradford prepares for 36-hour odyssey of sound

Event, a highlight of city of culture celebrations, will involve 500 musicians playing everything from Mozart to bhangra

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

The best albums of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: Bidding farewell to 2024, The Independent’s music critics Mark Beaumont and Helen Brown count down the best albums of the year

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024

‘It’s my age that’s the talking point, not that I’m black’: Toks Dada, the Southbank’s head of classical music

With its new season opening this weekend, the Southbank Centre’s 32-year-old leader talks about how he’s shaping the venue to reflect classical music today, the magic of live music, and the challenge of keeping the lights – and the heating – on

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022

Perfect team-players: why orchestras reflect the best of us, and how they should reflect us back

An orchestra represents the ultimate virtuous circle, but why is this great institution stuck in the 19th century? Conductor Charles Hazlewood on how its players, performances and even instruments can be reinvigorated

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2022

Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra: The Unfolding review – where’s the big bang?

This overly orthodox classical-electronic crossover only occasionally captures the spirit of natural and cosmic forces

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022