Tag Archives: Mozart

Bath Mozartfest 2016

Posted on November 22, 2016 by vhk10

There has been so much going on that this report is going to be rather brief. Between us we got to three concerts. My husband went to hear Winterreise in the Guildhall, performed by Roderick Williams and Roger Vignoles, which … Continue reading →

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An alternative to the food festival

Posted on September 23, 2016 by vhk10

I was glad to revisit Lichfield with the Cathedral Chamber Choir as my last choir trip there, with another choir, was not a happy one and I wanted some fresher memories of the place. The choir room has been moved … Continue reading →

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Das Lied on Earth Day

Posted on April 26, 2016 by vhk10

How often do you get a performance of Das Lied von der Erde more or less at the end of your street? I found this was happening just in time and grabbed myself a ticket. This was the Bath Philharmonia … Continue reading →

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Frank Martin in St Edmundsbury

Posted on November 8, 2015 by vhk10

It is a long time since I’ve been to St Edmundsbury Cathedral. In the meantime it’s sprouted a tower, accommodated a visitor centre and joined the trend for installing lifts (rather better integrated with the building than York Minster’s). It … Continue reading →

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More luxury casting at the ROH

Posted on October 7, 2015 by vhk10

Others in the family went to see Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, and came back with good reports. The only slight reservation was about the orchestra being a little lacking in colour compared with the singing, … Continue reading →

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Three Proms

Posted on September 10, 2015 by vhk10

Between us we went to three Promenade concerts. Firstly Prom 9 – the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Leif Ove Andsnes conducting and playing Beethoven’s 1st and 4th piano conceros and Stravinsky’s Apollon Musagète, which went down well with those in … Continue reading →

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A chorister watches The Theory of Everything

Posted on March 8, 2015 by vhk10

It’s a strange experience to watch a bio-pic of someone who used to have the singing lesson after yours. Members of Stephen Hawking’s family crossed my path in various ways when I was in Cambridge. I don’t think I ever … Continue reading →

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Turkish marches and children’s toys

Posted on January 16, 2015 by vhk10

Central Europe fought the Turk but appropriated some of his music in the form of the ‘Turkish march’. Some famous examples of this have enjoyed a fresh outing by being played on electronic gadgets of one sort or another. Beethoven’s … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2014 (2): Padmore/Emersons/Vertavo

Posted on December 1, 2014 by vhk10

There’s been a lot of music around (what a good thing) so it’ll be a whistle-stop tour through some of the other concerts we went to. Mark Padmore has performed at the Mozartfest before, and I will soon be sharing … Continue reading →

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The Great Chorus

Posted on March 5, 2014 by vhk10

The children’s school is putting on one of its occasional concerts in which they invite parents and others associated with the school to boost the school choirs in a concert. I sang in the last of these; unfortunately I will … Continue reading →

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