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Christopher Morley

Review: London Philharmonic Orchestra, at Symphony Hall
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It would be so easy for a great orchestra like the London Philharmonic just to churn out routine accounts of Viennese classics they will have rolled out on the production-line countless times.
Benjamin Grosvenor is a prodigy with an ear for music
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Piano prodigy Benjamin Grosvenor is keen to expand his repertoire, he tells Christopher Morley.
Review: Arcadia, St Mary Magdalene, Leintwardine, and St Giles', Downton-on-the-Rock
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Launched just a year ago, the annual Arcadia festival is well on the way towards establishing itself as one of the major autumn music events in the lovely Welsh marches.
Review: Severn Meadows, at Malvern College
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Shamefully unsung, the 鈥淎utumn in Malvern鈥 festival has heroically added its lustre to the cultural life of this lovely area for 22 years, and its current programme is particularly enticing.
Review: Orchestra of St Paul's, at Barber Institute
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William Walton鈥檚 entertainment Facade continually attracts celebrity reciters, and the latest of these is William Sitwell, editor, broadcaster and foodie writer, and great-nephew of Edith Sitwell herself, poetess of these lorgnette-gazing, surreal verses.
Review: CBSO, at Symphony Hall
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Thursday鈥檚 well-attended matinee was a triumph under Andris Nelsons, but a poignant one, too, as it was bassoonist John Schroder鈥檚 last Birmingham concert after 45 years with the CBSO.
Meet the voice of good reason...Stephen Varcoe
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Baritone Stephen Varcoe talks to Christopher Morley ahead of his Worcester Cathedral performance.
Eastern promise at the Enescu Festival in Bucharest
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Christopher Morley takes in the Enescu Festival in Bucharest 鈥 but finds concert hall behaviour a bit of a culture shock.
Review: Verdi Requiem CBSO at Symphony Hall
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The account of Verdi鈥檚 Requiem which launched the new CBSO season was the most unspectacular I have ever heard, and full marks to Andris Nelsons for that, disdaining showy glamour for the inner message of this wonderful work.
Stuttgart's quiet festival turns up the volume
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A fantastic celebration of music in the city of Stuttgart seems to have slipped under the radar in Britain, but not for Christopher Morley.
The sounds of Autumn in Malvern
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Christopher Morley previews the classical music season ahead.
Bright future with a baton for James Ham
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Ambitious Birmingham musician James Ham talks to Christopher Morley about his desires to be a full-time conductor.
Review: Dido and Aeneas, Operamus at Birmingham Conservatoire
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Operamus is an amazing enterprise which, operating on a shoestring, offers meaningful performing opportunities to young singers and instrumentalists, and thought-provoking productions to appreciative audiences.
Review: Presteigne Festival, at St Andrew's Church, Presteigne
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There was a strong Lithuanian thread running through last weekend鈥檚 Presteigne Festival, and it was fascinating to have the opportunity of checking out what鈥檚 happening in terms of musical composition on the edge of the Baltic Sea.
Review: Roderick Williams, at Tardebigge Parish Church
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You would have thought Tardebigge鈥檚 Celebrating English Song series had already had its fair share of problems for this year when the piano failed to arrive for the opening concert.
Choirmaster Ilona Sekacz on her choir's success
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A Bafta-winning composer talks to Christopher Morley about guiding a choir to success.
Herrenchiemsee: A palace of harmony
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The Herrenchiemsee palace in Germany was the perfect setting for a unique festival, writes Christopher Morley.
Elgar's country among the Malvern Hills
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An ancient fort on the Malvern Hills was the inspiration for one of Elgar's works, writes Christopher Morley.
Review: CBSO Prom, at Royal Albert Hall, London
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Well, you could certainly see Midori giving a tremendously committed performance as soloist in the Walton Violin Concerto in the CBSO Prom on Saturday, but you couldn鈥檛 always hear her.
The importance of the National Youth Orchestra
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Christopher Morley speaks to two former members of the National Youth Orchestra about its far-reaching influence.
Review: Mark Stone at Tardebigge Parish Church
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Tardebigge鈥檚 鈥淐elebrating English Song鈥 series has been delighting our summers for many years, with enthralling recitals, informative pre-concert talks, and an interval crammed with delicious tea and cakes.
Review: Siegfried at Longborough Festival Opera
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While Bayreuth seems to be going in for freak-shows, Frankensteining a midget 90-minute Ring, Longborough Festival Opera, rapidly becoming Britain鈥檚 answer to that German 鈥渢heatre on the hill鈥, is building one of the most perceptive and absorbing complete cycles of Wagner鈥檚 vast conception that I have ever encountered.
Review: Rachmaninov Vespers, Birmingham Bach Choir at The Oratory
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The Hagley Road Oratory is the perfect venue for a performance of Rachmaninov鈥檚 sublime, incense-laden All Night Vigiland Saturday鈥檚 account of these Vespers from the Birmingham Bach Choir rolled majestically around the walls of this Byzantine building before the roof sent the sound back down to a rapt audience.
Review: CBSO at Lichfield Cathedral
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Thursday鈥檚 concert looked on paper a brilliant start to this year鈥檚 Lichfield Festival, bringing an all-English programme to the heart of England, performed by a local orchestra which just happens to be one of the world鈥檚 greatest.