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Christopher Morley

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida looking forward to a return to Birmingham
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But Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida tells Christopher Morley how much she is looking forward to a return to Birmingham.
Review: National Youth Orchestra Ensemble at St John's Church, Hagley
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Anyone fearing for the future of classical music in this country would have been cheered by Saturday's concert in this year's Hagley Music Festival.
Ivan Fischer happy to bring Bartok to Birmingham
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One of the leading orchestras in the world comes to Birmingham next week.
Review: CBSO/Viennese at Symphony Hall
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If it was the prospect of listening to Max Reger, a composer regrettably little-heard in this country, that kept numbers away from this latest CBSO matinee, then they missed a genuine treat.
All the world's a stage for Czech maestro Jiri Belohlavek
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Czech conductor Jiri Belohlavek brings his orchestra to Birmingham tomorrow. He speaks to Christopher Morley about promoting his country's music to a worldwide audience.
Review: Birmingham Festival Orchestra at Adrian Boult Hall
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Scratch orchestras don't usually display unanimity of intonation, they don't suffuse a bloom of tone, nor do they project any personality.
A good 25 years of memories for the Midland music scene
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Classical music writer Christopher Morley looks at the highlights of the Midland music scene during his 25 years as a critic.
Deluge of top pianists head to Birmingham
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A cacophony of pianists have been descending on Birmingham for a host of concerts.
Review: CBSO at Symphony Hall
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Wagner, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and all the others: since his appointment in 2008 Andris Nelsons has brought us countless riches in his performances with the CBSO.
Review: Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester at Symphony Hall
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Where does all the freshness go? So many professional orchestras (Birmingham being a notable exception) and freelance scratch pick-up outfits seem to have lost the gift of communicating joy in music-making.
Violin virtuoso Thomas Gould talks jazz, busking and performing in Birmingham
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Versatile violinist Thomas Gould talks to Christopher Morley about jazz, busking and performing in Birmingham.
Review: Beethoven Symphonies 6 & 7, performed by Andris Nelsons/CBSO, at Symphony Hall
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Are there any other orchestras where the concertmaster, having performed as a concertante soloist, would return to lead his colleagues in the second half of the concert?
Story of doomed Dutchman heads a super Saturday
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Christopher Morley looks at this week's classical music highlights in the region.
Review: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at CBSO Centre
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To begin, a moan: the programme-book for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group's concert last Sunday wasn鈥檛 the easiest to navigate, and indeed missed out notes regarding some of the works performed.
Review: CBSO/Bostridge Sings Britten at Symphony Hall
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Birmingham's A Boy was Born celebration of the Benjamin Britten centenary continued last week with the CBSO presenting two of his rarer works, one of them infrequently given, the other a genuine rarity.
Paul Kildea's controversial view on the death of Benjamin Britten
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A controversial book about the death of Benjamin Britten is among the tomes released to mark the composer's centenary.
Welsh National Opera's trio of Birmingham performances
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Welsh National Opera is staging a spectacular trio of performances to Birmingham, writes Christopher Morley.
Review: CBSO/The Year 1913: Falstaff at Symphony Hall
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The trudge towards the CBSO's centenary in 2020 is bringing many rewards along the way, not least the fabulous exploration of 1913 to which we were treated last Wednesday.
Inspired by taste of life on the podium
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Christopher Morley explains how a summer offshoot of the CBSO Youth Orchestra gives rising talent priceless masterclasses in conducting.
Review: Orchestra of the Swan at Birmingham Town Hall
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David Curtis' Orchestra of the Swan has built a hearteningly loyal audience for its Town Hall concerts, willing to turn out on a bleak Wednesday afternoon for a programme of rarities.
Carl Davis scores with clash of cultures in BRB's production of Aladdin
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The English premiere of Birmingham Royal Ballet's Aladdin opens at the Hippodrome tomorrow.
Huw Watkins barely has time to compose himself!
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Juggling composing and playing piano is a tough task for musician Huw Watkins.
Review: CBSO/The Labeque Sisters Play Poulenc at Symphony Hall
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Mozart and Poulenc are surely getting on remarkably well in the great upstairs, such kindred spirits are they.
Review: Midland Sinfonia at The Artrix, Bromsgrove
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The Midland Sinfonia has a lot going for it in terms of technical expertise, disciplined youthful enthusiasm and a highly inspiring music director, but this self-styled "Professional Orchestra from the Heart of England" could do a lot more to sharpen up its act in terms of stage-presentation.