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Christopher Morley

Piano maestros to light up Birmingham
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Conservatoire showpiece features a starry line-up of keyboard masters. Chris Morley looks at the highlights.
Dark music for a deep instrument
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Christopher Morley previews a world premiere with a difference that's coming to Birmingham.
A real nose for talent
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Christopher Morley on a record label with a reputation for nurturing.
A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream, at Longborough Festival Opera, near Moreton-in-Marsh
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Woodland magic finds its natural home at Longborough, where recent years have brought a wonderful Cunning Little Vixen and an equally wonderful Hansel and Gretel.
Arnold Bax concertino to see the light
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Christopher Morley on the delayed premiere of a work by Arnold Bax.
Review: CBSO / Sondergard, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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CBSO/ S酶nderg氓rd, Symphony Hall
Brant Piano Competition, at Birmingham Town Hall
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Brant Piano Competition, at Birmingham Town Hall
CBSO/Nelsons at Symphony Hall
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It didn鈥檛 look promising: a huge CBS Chorus ranged behind and dwarfing an appropriately tiny CBSO, scaled-down for Wednesday鈥檚 performance of Haydn鈥檚 Nelsons Mass.
First love rekindled for Andris Nelsons and CBSO
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The CBSO鈥檚 fabulous new Tchaikovsky recording impresses Christopher Morley.
The Marriage of Figaro at Longborough Festival Opera
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Longborough is several cuts above your average country-house opera. For a start, it boasts an auditorium which can cram in no fewer than 504 punters and a pit which can accommodate 60 musicians in comfort.
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at Snape Maltings Concert Hall
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I鈥檝e never seen 鈥渁 venom of critics鈥 (John Woolrich鈥檚 pithy phrase to me 鈥 he was one of a coven of composers present) unanimously joining in a standing ovation for a composer, so what happened at the Aldeburgh Festival on Saturday evening was a first for me.
CBSO, at Symphony Hall
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The tremendous strength in depth of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra was amply illustrated during Wednesday鈥檚 matinee when Elspeth Dutch, principal horn, shared a powerfully rewarding partnership with tenor Toby Spence in Britten鈥檚 Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings.
Conversing with a modern-day great
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Christopher Morley talks to Elliott Carter, who at 100 is still finding inspiration to compose new music.
German Romantic Opera at Longborough Festival Opera
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In what is proving a rewarding adjunct to its fully-staged productions, Longborough Festival Opera now includes programmes in its summer seasons which allow it to explore aspects of the operatic repertoire in concert performance.
Discovering music the modern way with Stephen Johnson
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Broadcaster Stephen Johnson tells Christopher Morley why working with the CBSO is a delight.
A Hawk Dreaming Poetry at Birmingham Town Hall
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On Tuesday Elgar would have been 152, but the birthday presentation devised by David Owen Norris would probably have offered the neurotic composer more heartache than joy.
Bach Weekend, at Birmingham Town Hall
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There was no tub-thumping razzmatazz to round off the 2008-09 Birmingham International Concert Season.
The Queen Of Spades/Welsh National Opera at Birmingham Hippodrome
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Though its praises are invariably sung as an afterthought, this time the orchestra of Welsh National Opera really must take pride of place in a gripping production of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 The Queen of Spades.
CBSO/Nelsons, at Symphony Hall
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For a third of a century, Mahler鈥檚 Symphony no.2 has been a key work for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Bergen concerts have royal approval
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Bergen festival is an important cultural event, as Christopher Morley discovers.
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra at Birmingham Town Hall
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It鈥檚 all Norway at the moment. From the endless years of 鈥渘ul points鈥 in the Eurovision Song Contest, this year that beautiful country swept the board to win with the highest points tally ever.
CBSO at Symphony Hall / Sutton Coldfield Orchestra at Wylde Green URC
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Possibly the classiest big band ever assembled took the stage at Symphony Hall on Friday, with the CBSO joined by an additional expert wind and rhythm section for an evening of showbiz greats.
35 years of Sutton Coldfield Orchestra
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The Sutton Coldfield Orchestra is in its 35th year. Christopher Morley reports.
Igorfest Finale: Peter Donohoe, Martin Roscoe and colleagues at Symphony Hall
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IgorFest was conceived as a lynchpin of Birmingham鈥檚 bid to receive the accolade of 2008 City of Culture.