Since completion in 1858, Leeds Town Hall has played host to many influential and ground-breaking artists from across the globe. The latest – and possibly one of the most immersive in recent years – is the extraordinary...
Read MoreHmm. Ominous silence from Putin’s St Petersburg, cradle of the October Revolution, in its centenary month. Well at least the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra was making plenty of noise in absentia as it blasted Russian music out...
Read MoreTurandot by Puccini has long been my favourite opera. There is something about the scale of its ambition, the dark tragedy at the heart of what is essentially a love story, and the sheer power of the music that rips my heart out...
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