Vaughan Williams in Manchester
9 April 2022Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterBBC PhilharmonicJohn Wilson conductorVaughan Williams Symphony no 7: Sinfonia AntarticaVaughan Williams Symphony no 2: A London Symphony How appropriate that in Ralph Vaughan William’s 150th anniversary year this performance of...
Concert review: William Blezard Centenary Concert
12 February 2022, St Michael’s Community Centre, Barnes, London SW13 William Blezard was a pianist, composer and musical director to Joyce Grenfell and Marlene Dietrich, and was married to the pioneering female conductor and musicianship teacher Joan Kemp Potter...
Feature: William Baines and Flamborough Head
Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and William Baines (1899-1922) In the early hours of a sleep-deprived night during the darkest days of the Covid-19 lockdown, my thoughts had turned to Flamborough Head where my wife and I had bought a weekend retreat on the Outer Headland...
No Ordinary Joe – obituary of Joseph Horovitz
26 May 1926 – 9 February 2022 I met Joseph Horovitz, who died in February at the age of 95, more than 25 years ago. Arriving at his west London villa to interview him for an article, I was writing about his ballet music. I was immediately struck by his...