Further to the review of Lewis’s Winterreise in Nelson: surtitles
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Climactic finale to a splendid festival
By Lindis Taylor, February 12, 2011
The last concert in this compressed festival brought most of the players in the two string ensembles together plus other prominent soloists. It was an odd-looking programme, but anything goes at a farewell party, and this certainly did that.
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Last day at Nelson. Bickerton with kids and Riseley with Paganini
By Lindis Taylor, February 12, 2011
Bob Bickerton is a multi-talented musician, a composer as well as a versatile, gifted performer on many instruments, he has been heavily involved in bringing music to children and young people over the past couple of decades. I went along to see him in action on... read more
Fun, virtuosity and the hugely popular Vivaldi at Nelson
By Lindis Taylor, February 11, 2011
The penultimate evening concert from this splendid festival moved into the large territory of very popular, and very funny, and very extraordinary music. It was a brilliant success.
Rare and beautiful trio explores its repertoire for Nelson’s festival
By Lindis Taylor, February 11, 2011
The festival's artistic directors, no doubt always in close rapport with the artists concerned, have had an unerring ability to fit the music together in contexts that were coherent but also fitted the time of day and the venue.
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Messiaen masterpiece a centre-piece of Nelson’s festival
By Lindis Taylor, February 10, 2011
Major concerts in the evening slot continued through the week. This one drew on the ?fortuitous? presence of both a top-rank pianist and clarinettist to give us Messiaen's great Quartet.
Kugeltov Klezmer music lends a joyous note to the festival
By Lindis Taylor, February 10, 2011
I first heard the Kugeltov Quartet in the Festival concerts at St Andrew's on the Terrace last March, though they... read more
Lewis and Houstoun with Winterreise: a highlight in Nelson
By Lindis Taylor, February 9, 2011
Another highlight of the festival (there were almost daily) was the presence of Keith Lewis and Michael Houstoun to perform Schubert's Winterreise... read more
‘A-Mews-ment’ in Nelson with classical pieces
By Lindis Taylor, February 9, 2011
The remarks by both Euan Murdoch and Douglas Mews on the tuning, instrument characteristics and performance techniques in the late 18th century were very illuminating for the audience, both those with some familiarity with and knowledge of the issues, and others... read more
Roscoe celebrates Liszt’s 200th birthday in Nelson
By Lindis Taylor, February 8, 2011
This was a recital, I had thought, that would have been considered one of the real highlights of the festival and... read more
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