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Steven Berryman

Composer Steven Berryman lives in London. His writing is as diverse as his teaching. Currently he's discovering opera through singing it.
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Explorations: The Sound of Nonesuch Records at Barbican

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Nonesuch Records, the American record label whose catalogue embra...
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Joby Burgess - Photo Kathy Hinde

5 questions to Joby Burgess (percussionist)

Joby Burgess - Photo Kathy Hinde[/ca...
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Luke Bedford in Portrait: London Sinfonietta Presents Renewal

The London Sinfonietta continue to experiment with different approaches in their presentation of con...
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Joby Burgess performing Thrashing the Sea God - Flickr/The-Queen'sHall

Thrashing the Sea God: Joby Burgess performs John McLeod’s short opera

The Tête à Tête Opera Festival at the Riverside Studios, London, seeks to present new and challengin...
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David Knotts - Photo Kevin Leighton

An Eye for an Eye: David Knotts’ Wild Evening with the Papin Sisters

It is not only complete works that are presented at The Tête à Tête Opera Festival (Riverside Studio...
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Gaving Bryars and his ensemble performing

The Sinking of the Titanic: Gavin Bryars Ensemble @ Barbican

Just over one hundred years since the sinking of the Titanic. The tragedy was immortalized with emot...
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Aisha Orazbayeva - Photo Thomas Deneuville

The Traces of Sound: Aisha Orazbayeva @ Kings Place

Violinist Aisha Orazbayeva presented a compelling programme of contemporary violin works on April 23...
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The Body Electric: New Zealand composers at Kings Place, London

"A younger generation of New Zealand composers ... have abandoned the country's Romantic search for...
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Zubin Kanga

Piano: Inside/Out – Zubin Kanga @ Kings Place, London

I always find it interesting to read discussions on the validity of extended techniques and less con...
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Modern Music: Brad Mehldau, Kevin Hays & Patrick Zimmerli (Nonesuch)

Placing the pianist Brad Mehldau into a particular genre or category seems tricky; being defined as...
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Crouch End Festival Chorus

Crouch End Festival Chorus/David Temple: Barbican, London

The Crouch End Festival Chorus, directed by David Temple, has established itself as a leading chorus...
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Posing Questions: Wolfgang Rihm at 60

2012 sees the 60th birthday of the prolific composer Wolfgang Rihm and the London Sinfonietta curate...
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Flirting with extremes, ensemblebash at Kings Place

The percussion quartet ensemblebash celebrate their twenty years of musical success with a series of...
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Benoît Delbecq, and Jiri Slavik/Fred Thomas Duo at Kings Place

I'm a regular visitor to Hall Two at Kings Place, London, and it was lovely to see how well lighting...
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Thomas Adès: In Seven Days (London Sinfonietta/Signum Records)

A fascinating new release from Signum Classics, and the second with the London Sinfonietta, is In Se...
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Christmas with North Sea Radio Orchestra @ St. Olave’s, London

It made a welcome change to a conventional Christmas concert to go and hear in the North Sea Radio O...
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50 Years of Minimalism: Rock ‘n’ Rollers @ Kings Place, London

I felt fortunate to attend the final concert that formed part of a short series at Kings Place, Lond...
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Matthew Bourne - Photo by Briony Campbell

Written/Unwritten: London Sinfonietta @ Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London

I'm always keen to hear concerts that attempt to fuse genres and London Sinfonietta's Written/Unwrit...
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Aisha Orazbayeva’s debut album on Nonclassical (UK)

Violinist Aisha Orazbayeva's debut album Outside released 31st October 2011 on the UK-based Nonclass...
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Nicholas Maw: The Master @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

The British composer Nicholas Maw (1935 - 2009) received mixed reception during his life; dubbed a '...
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Steven Berryman

Music Education in the UK

The Henley report on music education in the United Kingdom emphasised the value and importance of mu...
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Brian Elias performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra on NMC

Brian Elias (b. 1948) spent his early life in Bombay before moving to London. Three of his later orc...
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Steve Reich - Photograph by Jeffrey Herman

Steve Reich at 75: London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, London

It is incredible to think that minimalism - be it the aesthetic, compositional technique or style -...
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Plus Minus: Kings Place, London

Kings Place has a wonderfully electric programme of events and the concert, in its smaller hall, of...
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