by Kenneth Woods | Sep 17, 2018 | cello, News and Reviews
A rave review in the October 2018 issue of BBC Music Magazine “The Briggs Trio responds to the style with enormous affection, following the mood changes from passionate to witty with eagle ears, and it sounds as if they have been living with the music for a long...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 16, 2018 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
Ken’s most recent recording as a cellist with the Briggs Piano Trio, an Avie Records disc of trios by Hans Gál and Dmitri Shostakovich, has been awarded the coveted Gramophone Magazine Editor’s Choice for October 2018. Here is the review from critic...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 4, 2018 | News and Reviews
High praise in this month’s edition of BBC Music Magazine from Erik Levi for Kenneth Woods, conductor’s orchestration of Brahms’ Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major on Nimbus Records. The August issue of BBC Music is on sale from all good retailers....
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 25, 2018 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
One hundred years from the day of his birth, Leonard Bernstein remains for many music lovers a marmite musician. Reactions to his work as composer, conductor and pianist remain both strong and strongly divided. No part of his legacy remains more controversial than his...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 15, 2018 | A view from the podium
Thurs April 19th at 730 PM St John’s Smith Square CONDUCTOR Ives- Symphony No. 3 ‘The Camp Meeting’ Copland- Clarinet Concerto Jesse Jones- Smith Square Dances (world premiere, commissioned by the ESO & St John’s Smith Square) Piston- Sinfonietta...
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