Cornerstone Festival 2012: Ensemble 10/10 Review
Each year this writer often travels up towards the edge of Everton to hear impressive performances from an annual art music festival; on Shaw Street is the Cornerstone which hosts in its grand, Great Hall a selection of cutting edge acoustic and electronic music from national and international artists. Inside the church shape of the...
Philadelphia Highlights – What to see on a trip to Philly
You pitch up in Philadelphia and have a few moments between the art galleries. What’s to see? Here are a few suggestions. Love Park It might officially be known as JFK Plaza, but everyone calls it Love Park, after the sculpture by Robert Indiana that stands by the fountain. Originally only placed in the park...
Endellion String Quartet – Britain’s finest quartet in Bath
Bath is currently hosting a series of afternoon concerts by the world-renowned Endellion String Quartet in the elegant surroundings of the Guildhall. The Flaneur attended their May 13th performance featuring quartets from Mendelssohn and Beethoven as well as Haydn – the father of the String quartet. The Endellion quartet was formed in 1970 and has...
Brodsky Quartet: The Musical Diaries of Shostakovich
As part of their 40th anniversary celebrations the Brodsky quartet brought the musical diaries of Shostakovitch to London and the exciting environs of King’s Place in Kings Cross. The Brodsky’s have recently worked with Dawn Upshaw and Sir Willard White and have collaborated with Bjork and Paul McCartney, but Shostakovitch has been the backbone of...
