by Kenneth Woods | Jul 12, 2016 | A view from the podium, Lists
Ever wonder what sort of concertos exist for the violin beyond the marvelous mainstays from Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Brahms and Sibelius? Well- there’s a lot out there. There are a number of tremendous 20th. C concerti that are now pretty well...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 30, 2015 | A view from the podium
2015 was quite a year for me- a year of very, very hard work, a year of ups and downs with some incredible highlights and some moments of rather intense frustration. I started the year talking- giving a long chat on the Gál symphonies at a gala launch event...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 26, 2015 | Headlines
From the May 2015 issue of Gramophone Magazine Deborah Pritchard- Wall of Water £7.00 Pritchard Violin Concerto, “Wall of Water” Harriet Mackenzie vn English String Orchestra / Kenneth Woods Nimbus Alliance (S) CD NI1555 (21’ . DDD Every now and then, a new...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 26, 2015 | News and Reviews
Reviewed in the February 2015 issue of Gramophone Magazine buy Guy Rickards “Four vibrant, attractive concertos…. by three of Britain’s brightest and best, and performed with dazzling virtuosity and musicianship by Simon Desbruslais and the Orchestra...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 26, 2012 | Nuts and bolts
A review from senior critic Christopher Morley at the Birmingham Post of last week’s Orchestra of the Swan performance in Stratford-upon-Avon featuring trumpet virtuoso, Simon Desbruslais. For space reasons, the original review was slightly cut for the print...
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