by Kenneth Woods | Jan 28, 2026 | News and Reviews
Re blogged from Critics Circle Truscott Triumphans on a poignant evening for the London Chamber Music Society by Guy Rickards | Mar 26, 2025 | Music | 0 comments The composer Harold Truscott, c1979 (c) Margaret Truscott Rosie Cow, bassoon; Rosalind Ventris,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 11, 2025 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Boy, I am excited about this season! powered by Advanced...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 3, 2025 | A view from the podium
The classical music community was rather endearingly shocked earlier this past autumn to learn that a man who has at least twice been known to allegedly assault colleagues may not be a very nice person. [NB. I’ve never met Maestro Gardiner and, like many, I...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 8, 2024 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
What follows is an essay about my new Performing Version of Mahler’s arrangement of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden String Quartet, premiered at Colorado MahlerFest in 2024. Schubert, Franz arr. Mahler/Woods – String Quartet in D minor (Der Tod und...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 16, 2024 | A view from the podium
I had the pleasure this week of reading a recent essay by the cultural historian Joseph Horowitz called “Three Who Quit,” a moving meditation on the later-life silences of Elgar, Ives and Sibelius. Joe and I will be recording a podcast on the topic later this week, so...
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