Review: LIPS Ensemble
Consummate and pretty well flawless. Unique and uniquely lively in their field.
Review: LIPS Ensemble
Consummate and pretty well flawless. Unique and uniquely lively in their field.
Review: The Piano Men
A heart-warming hour of music and song.
Review: 10 Things I Hate About A Cappella
a beautiful musical experience from an enthusiastic young group
Review: All Aboard
All aboard for a wild and wacky journey through the vicissitudes of life
Review: John Lake Trio
Pretty unbeatable for summer jazz.
Review: Choir of Man
"It’s a feel-good show. You leave with a smile and a song in your head."
Review: Climb The Live Album
Sung with soulful tunes, Climb takes us through Diego’s adventures with relationships
Review: Christina McMaster Piano Recital
Magnificent. It alters the settled world of this music.
Review: The Gray Cat and the Flounder
"will appeal to all ages"
Review: Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
A fully improvised live musical in an hour
Review: Anne Hodgson and Nick Houghton Flute and Piano Recital
An absolutely first-class chamber recital in the middle of Brighton
Review: Richard Bowen Guitar Recital
A fine musician back on evocative form
Review: Laura Browne Guitar Recital
Another quiet thrilling debut
Review: Kingdom Choir
A joyful and energetic performance
Review: Ben Folds And A Piano
Raindrops fell on our head but we just didn't care
Review: Underworld
We build this city on techno trance
Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Yes yes yes yes yes yes YES!
Review: Primal Scream
We wanna have a good time. And we wanna get loaded.
Review: Loyle Carner
Beaming Through The Rain
Review: The Intergalactic Republic of Kongo
Utterly mad and brilliant late night music
Review: Sons of Kemet
Sunday afternoon pick me up
Review: Shirley The Middle Aged Siren
The Story of a Gal from New York who has washed up on a nearby beach near you
Review: Florisma Baroque Recital
Five-star already, a stunning Brighton and Hove debut
Review: John Greening The Silence
The Crypt organisers as well as John Greening really have hit on an ideal recitation.
Review: The Hammig String Quartet Schubert in G D887
Seek them out, whatever they play.
Review: Paul G Terry Piano Recital
Terry has his own accent, should be enjoyed by many. Mesmerising for a summer’s day.
Review: Chapel Royal Clelia Iruzun and Yoko Ono Four Hands Piano Recital
A superb recital of mainly rare but fascinating repertoire
Review: Fumi Otsuki Violin Sarah Kershaw Piano Recital
Hope of some distinction, particularly in rare repertoire
Review: Chapel Royal Caroline Tyler Piano Recital
A revelatory, stunning recital.
Review: New Music Brighton Jon Rattenbury and Brian Ashworth Guitar Duo
Exhilarating. Time to celebrate all the artists here.
Review: Chapel Royal Ellie Blackshaw and Yoko Ono Viola and Piano
Two viola masterpieces in the hands of a new viola and piano duo already long-seasoned.
Review: The Devil’s Playground
A dark, cruel and seductive yet strangely beautiful show
Review: St Nicholas Constance Chow Piano Recital
It’d be wonderful to see Chow back
Review: Schubert Violin Sonatina No 1 in D, Elgar Violin Sonata Catherine Morgan, Charlotte Brennand
A lovely debut.
Review: The Kelleth Piano Trio
Consummate and wholly satisfying.
Review: The Odditorium
An eclectic mix of strange and unusual entertainment
Review: Oyarzabal, Besselaar, Nigl Piano Trio
A superfine ensemble, who would be welcomed back to play such exciting repertoire.
Review: Gone Edinburgh
Scottish folk music peppered with social justice themes and mischievous grins
Review: Ane City
A poetic tale of drugs, alcohol, and adolescent angst in Dundee, Scotland
Review: Jonathan Powell Recital St Michael’s and All Angels Brighton
A stunning world-class recital.
Review: Camille O’Sullivan: Cave
A night of rocking guitars and melancholy piano, with an incredible voice throw in for good measure
Review: Simon Ballard Recital St Michael’s and all Angels Brighton
An outstandingly fine recital.
Review: St Nicholas Mehreen Shah and Tim Nail Soprano and Piano Recital
Terrific impact, and complete musicians.
Review: The Nature of Why
The British Paraorchestra at Brighton Festival
Review: Braimah Kanneh-Mason and Konya Kanneh-Mason
The whole family’s rightly going to stardom. Here’s two of the seven.
Review: David Soo Piano Recital
A stunning solo debut.
Review: Pal Banda Bach Cello Suites 1, 5
I’ve heard no interpretation remotely near it.
Review: Clelia Iruzun Piano Recital
Iruzun’s a master and this recital was a revelation.
Review: Fours Company
We really need this quartet back.
Review: Gin Jazz Trio
A unique, consummate line-up
Review: Sharon Elizabeth and Paul Lewis Recital
‘Best three pounds I’ve ever spent’
Review: Adam Heron Piano Recital
A truly outstanding young talent
Review: Elgar Piano Quintet Brighton Chamber Ensemble
A terrific performance.
Review: Belladonna: Sue Mileham Soprano, Jane Plessner Clarinet, Nicola Grunberg Piano
With clarinet piano and soprano, a gloriously rich vocal recital
Review: Paul Gregory and Yoko Ono Guitar and Piano Recital
An elegant case for this unique repertoire and its sovereign performers.
Review: John Collins Organ Recital
Another absorbing Collins recital
Review: Meera Maharaj and Dominic Degavino Flute and Piano Recital
Vertiginous, tricky and exhilarating
Review: St Nicholas Daria Robertson, Polina Loubnina, Zhanna Kemp Soprano Flute Piano Recital
Both this recital and its repertoire remain special
Review: Oliver Nelson and David Way Violin and Viola Recital
Consummate and distinctive music-making with repertoire nearly forgotten.
Review: Lance Mok Piano Recital
A pianist bristling with oblique lyricism – an ideal twentieth century interpreter.
Review: Alvin Moisey Recital
An exceptionally interesting, exceptionally delivered programme
Review: Ingrid Cusido Recital
A pianist of integrity and gritty lyricism
Review: Sussex Flutes Recital
You won’t hear anything like this, and you should, next time.
Review: Calliope, Flute and Accordion Recital
Beguiling and barnstorming in equal measure.
Review: Frank Schaefer and Ethna Tinney Cello and Piano Recital
A mesmerizingly first-class recital.
Review: Michele Roszak and Lynda Spinney: Filial Relationships
Vocally adventurous yet again, a joy to hear
Review: Kymia Kermani and Belinda Jones Clarinet and Piano Recital
Great debut and homecoming in one duo.
Review: Mike Hatchard Piano Recital
A composer one delights in
Review: Ayla and Safi Sahin Violin and Piano Recital
An outstanding debut.
Review: David Soo and Mi Yang Violin and Piano Recital
A wonderful debut.
Review: Plaegan Piano Trio
We’re very lucky to be here.
Review: Yvonne Patrick and John Bruzon Soprano and Piano
An exemplary, deeply satisfying recital.
Review: John Collins Organ Recital
Another superb Collins recital
Review: Peter Sulski, Solo Viola
We need more concerts like this.
Review: Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus
The performing brio is phenomenal, of a standard you’d be happy to see anywhere in the world. So would any child.
Review: Harmonia Trio
Excellent, poignant, quietly unique.
Review: Albach Guitar Duo Recital
A highly distinguished duo, with a repertoire both intelligently chosen and superbly executed
Review: Jon Byrne Piano Recital
An outstanding achievement.
Review: Adam Le Clercq Chopin Recital
Readings of distinction. Le Clercq really is a recitalist to watch.
Review: James Shenton, Paul Gregory Recital
An improvised concert doesn’t get much better than this.
Review: English Piano Trio
Consummate music-making. Definitive performances.
Review: John Bruzon Piano Recital
A Brighton-based pianist who deserves wider acclaim.
Review: Gemma Kateb Piano Recital
Entrancing. A sensitive, searching and individual debut at Chapel Royal.
Review: St George’s Church Vote 100 Celebrating Women Composers
An outstanding, rousing and moving concert.
Review: Duo Asteria Corinna Hentschel and Giulio Poggia
A highly distinctive, powerful duo. It would be wonderful to hear them again.
Review: Emma Halnan Flute, Heather Wrighton, Harp
Truly first class music-making, alluring and scintillating, but with heart and adventure too.
Review: Hector Castro Guitar Recital
Catch him next time. He’s the real thing.
Review: Niall O’Riordan and Anne Marshall Flute and Piano Recital
Enchanting territory, enchantingly and stratospherically played.
Review: Gemma Kateb Piano Recital
Entrancing. It’d be good to see such a sensitive, searching musician back.
Review: Pam Crag and Maggie Grimsdell Four Hand Piano Recital
It’d be a delight to see these artists return.
Review: Karen Sharp Trio
A wonderfully mellow set of performances, and thoroughly recommended.
Review: Cruft Robertson Pleeth String Trio
A superb trio and what unexpected, refreshing repertoire too. With such consummate musicianship, they should be on record.
Review: Oliver Nelson and Vasilis Rakitzis Violin and Piano
Consummate playing. We shouldn’t be complacent about the luxury of such instrumentalists delivering programmes like these.
Review: John Bruzon Piano Recital
A Brighton-based pianist who deserves wider acclaim.
Review: Yoko Ono Piano Recital
Another iridescent recital by an artist far too easy to take for granted.
Review: Paul Richards Guitar Recital
Magical wholly Hispanically-inflected recital.
Review: James Osler and the Pillow Band
First-class crossover music-making for anyone who cares for music that stretches delight.
Review: Buck Brass Trio
When you see them back, don’t hesitate.
Review: Poet in da Corner
Exemplary, thrilling, adrenalin-shot and shout-worthy. There has to be a part two, and it ought to be soon.
Review: St Nicholas, Belladonna – Sue Mileham Soprano, Jane Plessner Clarinet, Nicola Grunberg Piano
With clarinet piano and soprano, a gloriously rich vocal recital