Feuertrunken – A weekend of Beethoven
Five orchestras, five concerts, one hall and nine symphonies as I spend a heroic weekend having my soul reforged in Beethoven’s life-giving fires.
Sage Gateshead: classical season preview
I always enjoy the new-year feeling of September, when everything gets going again, and since I started concert reviewing, I’ve had the the extra excitement of thumbing through Sage Gateshead’s classical season brochure, filling up my diary and getting exciting about the coming year’s musical treats.
