Category Archives: going to concerts

round-up of 2024

Posted on January 7, 2025 by vhk10

2024 will not rank as a particularly vintage year for me I think – I didn’t go to any operas and there were no major works I sang for the first time (maybe this is because the ones that I … Continue reading →

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a mystery recital

Posted on November 18, 2024 by vhk10

The Assembly Rooms filled up – and at least one choir practice room practically emptied – the night Sir András Schiff came to give his recital at the Bath Mozartfest. He didn’t announce his programme in advance although as it … Continue reading →

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the composer from Frome

Posted on September 30, 2024 by vhk10

Christ Church Bath is hosting another Saturday afternoon recital series this autumn and (having missed all of last year’s) I went to the opening concert, given by the strings of the Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra with David Winters on organ and … Continue reading →

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the other 2024 anniversary

Posted on September 16, 2024 by vhk10

Visiting London for a conference, I was able to take in the only Prom of the season with any hardcore Second Viennese School in it, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tarmo Peltokoski. Schoenberg’s anniversary has not received a … Continue reading →

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Tenebrae finally make it to Bath

Posted on February 25, 2024 by vhk10

A couple of years ago Tenebrae’s Bath début was thwarted by a storm which made it unsafe to travel. They returned for this year’s Bath Bachfest, to give a concert in St Mary’s Bathwick. I bought the last ticket in … Continue reading →

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roundup of 2023

Posted on January 10, 2024 by vhk10

So we get to the end of 2023, and if it wasn’t one of the most vintage years it had some remarkable and unexpected highlights. And it included the 20th anniversary of this blog, which I’m afraid passed without comment … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest 2023

Posted on November 25, 2023 by vhk10

I’m going to deal with this year’s Mozartfest fairly quickly because I have quite a backlog to get through (I’m writing this some time after the event, as with rather too many blog entries this year). This year the Festival … Continue reading →

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Bath Festival 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by vhk10

I didn’t get to anything in this year’s Bath Festival – there are fewer classical concerts these days and it came at a busy time for me. However I have eye(?ear)witness reports on a couple of the concerts held in … Continue reading →

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Bachfest 2023

Posted on February 18, 2023 by vhk10

I didn’t get the the Bath Opera spring production this year – The Merry Widow – as the Thursday night sold out (perhaps because the tickets were cheaper) and that was the only night I could go. So instead we … Continue reading →

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Review of the year: 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by vhk10

This was naturally enough a great improvement on the two previous years. My musical life (like my non-musical one) contained many events postponed from 2020 and 2021, and so became very busy. I’ve only done half a dozen overseas choir … Continue reading →

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