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Christopher Morley

Review: Howard Skempton tribute, by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, at CBSO Centre
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The music of Howard Skempton, fastidious and with an elegant clarity of simplicity, speaks worlds to the engaged listener, and Saturday鈥檚 celebration of his work from the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group drew an overflowing house 鈥 fellow-composers, critics.
Celebrating the music of Howard Skempton
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Christopher Morley talks to composer Howard Skempton on the eve of a performance dedicated to his work.
Review: CBSO/Andrew Litton/William Wolfram, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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It would be difficult to find a finer way to celebrate Chopin's 200th birthday than with this amazing performance of his Second Piano Concerto.
Classical Review: Orchestra Of The Swan/Thomas Trotter at Birmingham Town Hall
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It was almost like visiting Thomas Trotter at home last Wednesday afternoon, when the Birmingham city organist presided over a concert in the Town Hall which he did so much to curate during its decrepit empty years, keeping the magnificent old organ in playing order while plaster and bats tumbled off the walls around his hard hat.
Classical Review: Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham
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It was unfortunate timing for the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra to have programmed Richard Strauss鈥 Rosenkavalier Suite for Sunday鈥檚 concert so soon after the CD release of the CBSO鈥檚 amazing account of it under Andris Nelsons.
CBSO/Viennese Classics, at Symphony Hall
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Just a handful of days ago the CBSO delivered sumptuous, glittering accounts of Richard Strauss鈥 Alpensinfonie and Stravinsky鈥檚 Firebird ballet.
The Midland Sinfonia, at The Artrix, Bromsgrove
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An ensemble of eight cellos alone might seem a limiting combination, but as the personable young conductor Richard Laing pointed out during Saturday鈥檚 concert, the instrument can in fact span the entire range of the human voice, from basso profundo to coloratura soprano.
Review: Thomas Trotter/Orchestra of the Swan, at Birmingham Town Hall
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Review: Thomas Trotter/Orchestra of the Swan, at Birmingham Town Hall
Review: CBSO/Andrew Manze at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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Review: CBSO/Schubert and Beethoven at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Classical Review: CBSO/Andris Nelsons/Baiba Skride at the Symphony Hall
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It was a match immediately made in heaven: the CBSO, Andris Nelsons and his violinist compatriot Baiba Skride.
Classical Review: Lang Lang at the Symphony Hall
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I feel like the spectre at the feast here.
Going Dutch with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
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Conductor Jaap van Zweden chats with Christopher Morley ahead of a visit from the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ex Cathedra - 40th anniversary at Birmingham Town Hall
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It was a brilliantly simple idea that Ex Cathedra should seal its fortieth anniversary celebrations (鈥淴Lent鈥 鈥 geddit?) with works written for gigantic
Bach鈥檚 Christmas Oratorio at Hereford Cathedral
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Bach鈥檚 Christmas Oratorio is a mammoth work putting great demands on performers as it unfolds the momentous events of the Nativity.
Classical Music: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at CBSO Centre
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Birmingham Contemporary Music Group continues to serve up programme-pies to pull out plums and Monday鈥檚 concert, under the quiet, authoritative conducting of Oliver Knussen, was no exception.
Classical Review: Ian Bostridge, Antonio Pappano at Birmingham Town Hall
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It all looked so mouthwatering on paper: master-tenor Ian Bostridge and master-accompanist Antonio Pappano performing a late, great masterpiece by Schubert.
Koen Kessels picks up the baton at Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Christopher Morley talks to Birmingham Royal Ballet鈥檚 new music director Koen Kessels.
Review: Patricia Rozario and Mark Bebbington at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham
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In almost every respect, Birmingham Chamber Music Society鈥檚 brave experiment of giving a Sunday afternoon concert instead of its habitual Saturday night ones drawing a dwindling audience proved a huge success.
Review: CBSO/Brahms and Sibelius at the Symphony Hall
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It seemed I was fated never to hear Laurence Jackson, CBSO concertmaster, perform the Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello with either of his co-principal cello colleagues.
Review: Elgar/Vaughan Williams, CBSO at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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Review: Elgar/Vaughan Williams, CBSO at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Review: Laurence Jackson/CBSO, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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This was a reading of the utmost empathy, unforced and subtle, with Ulrich Heinen bringing a Bachian inwardness to Brahms' cello writing.
A Sunday treat from Birmingham Chamber Music Society
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Birmingham Chamber Music Society plans a fresh way to attract a new audience.
Bach to the future with Ulrich Heinen
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Cellist Ulrich Heinen talks to Christopher Morley about dance, jazz and revisiting JSB鈥檚 Cello Suites.
CBSO/Spano, at Symphony Hall 16/12/09
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Like its predecessor the previous week, last Wednesday鈥檚 CBSO concert proved an example of inappropriate programming at this busy time of year.