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Christopher Morley

Review: Mahler's Symphony No.8, CBSO, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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Review: CBSO, at聽Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Bonn's festival of Beethoven
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Christopher Morley travelled to Germany to celebrate the genius of Bonn鈥檚 favourite son.
Classical music: Musical riches on offer in region鈥檚 smaller venues
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Though Birmingham has music series galore, we should never overlook the fact that out in the hinterlands of our region, indefatigable organisations devote an inordinate amount of energy towards promoting musical events within their locality.
Review: Dorothy Howell鈥檚 Lamia, the Ulster Orchestra, at the Royal Albert Hall
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It鈥檚 too easy to say that a piece of music becomes neglected because it justly deserves to be, and in the case of Lamia by Birmingham-born Dorothy Howell it certainly isn鈥檛 the case.
Review: Falstaff, by Mid-Wales Opera at Theatr Hafren, Newtown (Powys)
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Making virtue out of necessity has long been of of Mid-Wales Opera鈥檚 strengths and its current presentation of Verdi鈥檚 Falstaff rides out all these limitations triumphantly.
Elgar and Wolverhampton Wanderers - an unlikely match
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Elgar, St Peter鈥檚 and Wolverhampton Wanderers have a lot in common, writes Christopher Morley.
Review: Anna Stephany, Simon Lepper, at Tardebigge Church
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Dangerous to generalise, but the airy, open acoustic of Tardebigge鈥檚 equally airy parish church seems to favour the male voice with its wide harmonic overtones rather than the more constricted sound-spectrum of the female voice.
Mark Tatlow and Susanne Ryden bring the sounds of Sweden to Birmingham
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Christopher Morley talks to two artists bringing the work of the 鈥榝ather of Swedish music鈥 to the city.
Review: An English Requiem, at Gloucester Cathedral
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Like Monteverdi, Verdi, Vaughan Williams and Tippett before him, John Joubert refuses to recognise the limitations of old age.
Standing ovation for CBSO
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Christopher Morley takes a breather to reflect on a year of wonderful performances 鈥 and what the future may hold.
Review: Die Walkure at Longborough Festival Opera
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The miracle which is Longborough is now renowned worldwide. Martin and Lizzie Graham鈥檚 vision in transforming the barn at their Cotswold home into an opera-house capable of performing Wagner with the kind of full orchestra that determinedly megalomaniac composer demands has now been triumphantly vindicated with the completion of half of the Ring tetralogy.
A Requiem is born
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Christopher Morley speaks to composer John Joubert about death and following in the footsteps of Elgar.
Review: Gemini at Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope
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Nestling atop one of Shropshire鈥檚 remoter 鈥渂lue remember鈥檇 hills鈥, Leasowes Bank Farm has been home to a refreshingly eclectic festival (jazz, folk, classical) for the past 30 summers, and attracts enthusiastic audiences of genuine music-lovers joyfully making the pilgrimage.
Review: Nicholas Mulroy at Tardebigge Church
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Tardebigge鈥檚 鈥淐elebrating English Song鈥 summer series, now in its seventh year, has already become an annual fixture approaching the likes of Aldeburgh and Presteigne, with performers and composers returning to greet old friends 鈥 and long may that continue.
Sounds so fresh from the National Youth Orchestra
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Christopher Morley meets the National Youth Orchestra as it takes up residence at the University of Birmingham.
Review: John Lill at Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
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Before actually launching into the remarkable recital he gave at Stratford鈥檚 Midsummer Music Festival on Saturday,
David Quigley - the key man at Birmingham International Piano Academy
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Christopher Morley talks to musician David Quigley about his brainchild, the Birmingham International Piano Academy.
William Boughton brings his American vision back to the 海角视频
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Moving to the US has freed conductor William Boughton to focus on music, and he鈥檚 loving every minute, writes Christopher Morley.
Review: Die Meistersinger, by Welsh National Opera, at Birmingham Hippodrome
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Unless it鈥檚 the compact little gems which are Das Rheingold or Der Fliegende Hollander, hearing a Wagner opera takes a whole day out of your life, and Die Meistersinger takes the most.
Review: CBSO/Rodgers and Hammerstein, at Birmingham Symphony Hall
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Bringing the same awesome commitment and expertise as it had to Wagner鈥檚 Lohengrin under Andris Nelsons, the CBSO did the same on Friday for John Wilson鈥檚 brilliantly-constructed sequence of gems from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals.
Classic line-up for a classic Lichfield Festival
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Christopher Morley picks some of the classical highlights of the festival.
Review: Marcus Farnsworth, at Tardebigge Church
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Already into its seventh year, Jennie McGregor-Smith鈥檚 鈥淐elebrating English Song鈥 summer series has been well blessed with vocal talent, and not least from emerging youngsters.
Kim Criswell has song in her heart
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Broadway performer Kim Criswell tells Christopher Morley about congas, cruise ships and Britain鈥檚 Got Talent.
Review: Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, at Birmingham Town Hall
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Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra gave undoubtedly its finest performance in its long and busy history, when it performed nothing less than Mahler鈥檚 mighty, probing and technically demanding Sixth Symphony under the brilliantly clear conducting of Lionel Friend.