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Currie/Philharmonia/Francis review – Colin Currie leads impressive short works

The percussionist showed off complex polyrhythms from Luke Bedford and led an instrumental kaleidoscope by Philippe Hurel

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Philharmonia/Rouvali/Levit review – secure and clear-sighted Beethoven

The Emperor Concerto – at the centrepiece of this Philharmonia concert – became a moving tribute to the late Lars Vogt, and Anna Clyne’s lively triptych Color Field and Dvořák’s Seventh offered much to admire

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

‘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

Bruce Liu/Philharmonia/Santtu-Matias Rouvali review – an unexpected but refined UK debut

Last year’s winner of the International Chopin competition, Bruce Liu, was a late substitution for this all-Tchaikovsky programme, but made light and elegant work of the challenging Second Concerto

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022

The week in classical: Theatre of Voices; Philharmonia/Wilson; Felix Klieser – review

John Luther Adams’s Grand Canyon meditation finally surfaces; James Ehnes makes Walton look easy; and Felix Klieser and co shine in Mozart and Brahms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2022