Reviews Archive
The Hermes Experiment, Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 22 November 2022, 3***, David Gray & Paul Gray
A mixed evening of music, by turns engaging and sometimes over-intellectual.
Hannes Minnaar. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 20 November 2022. 5*****. William Ruff
Dazzling pianism in Hannes Minnaar’s night-themed programme
El Gran Teatro Del Mundo. Lakeside, Nottingham. 17 November 2022. 4****. William Ruff
El Gran Teatro Del Mundo: civilised musical conversation and generosity of spirit
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 16 November 2022. 5*****. William Ruff
High octane, colourful performances from the RLPO and Isata Kanneh-Mason
Orpheus (Opera North). Theatre Royal, Nottingham. 12 November 2022. 5*****. William Ruff
East and west combine to produce a thrilling artistic synergy
La Boheme – Giacomo Puccini, WNO, Birmingham Hippodrome, 9 - 11 November 2022 then on tour, 4**** David Gray & Paul Gray
A well sung revival of a sturdy production
Symphony Hall Birmingham, B:Classical 2022/23: 7.30pm, 8 November 2022 - Belgian National Orchestra 5***** Paul Gray
Stunning performance by the Belgian National Orchestra under Conductor Roberto González-Monjas, and pianist Paul Lewis
CBSO @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham Wednesday 2 November 2022, 2.15pm | Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto et al **** David & Paul Gray
A stunning, revelatory performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto by CBSO Principal Clarinet, Oliver Janes
Leonkoro Quartet. Lakeside, Nottingham. 3 November 2022. 5*****. William Ruff
The dynamic Leonkoro Quartet: a young ensemble with the brightest of futures
CBSO with conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, 'cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and flautist Marie-Christine Zupancic. Symphony Hall, Birmingham 6/10/2022 - 5***** David & Paul Gray
Glorious evening of concerti and some seminal British orchestral works
The Hallé. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. October 7 2022. 5*****. William Ruff
A night of celebration for the Hallé and Nottingham
Voice – Hildegard Transfigured 28/07/2022 All Saints Church, Hereford; Megaphones for the Unheard 29/07/2022 Hereford Cathedral. Two concerts as part of the Three Choirs Festival, Hereford 2022 – 5***** David Gray and Paul Gray
Voice - Truly Voices of Angels
Transformations, Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral, 29/07/22, 4****, David Gray & Paul Gray
A mixed evening of musical highs and not so highs
The Creation, Haydn, Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral, 26/07/22, 4**** David Gray & Paul Gray
A fine period performance somewhat marred by lack of dynamic contrast in the chorus
Mahler Symphony No.4, Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral 24/7/2022 4**** David Gray & Paul Gray
Re-wilding the Wasteland, I Fagiolini, Three Choirs Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 24/07/22, 5***** Reviewers – David Gray & Paul Gray
A thoughtful and thought provoking fusion of poetry and music
Dvořák Requiem, Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral, 23/07/22 - 5***** Reviewers - Paul Gray & David Gray
A thrilling start to this year's Three Choirs Festival in Hereford
Nordic Reflections, The Carice Singers, Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral, 25/07/22, 4**** Reviewers David Gray & Paul Gray
A talented, youthful choir celebrates the unsung glories of the part-song
Re-wilding the Wasteland, I Fagiolini, Three Choirs Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 24/07/22, 5***** Reviewers – David Gray & Paul Gray
A thoughtful and inventive fusion of music and poetry
I Fagiolini – Draw on, Sweet Night - Three Choirs Festival, All Saints Church, Hereford, Saturday 23/07/22 5***** Reviewers David Gray & Paul Gray
A sweet, late-summer evening of music, with tales of chivalry and sweet honey-sucking bees