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City of London Sinfonia, Kenneth Woods: Humanity and Nature – Mahler Song of the Earth; Zhenyan Li

City of London Sinfonia, Kenneth Woods: Humanity and Nature – Mahler Song of the Earth; Zhenyan Li

by Kenneth Woods | Jan 28, 2026 | Mahler, News and Reviews

Re-blogged from Critics Circl by Guy Rickards | Nov 28, 2024 | Music | 0 comments (photo (c) Suzi Corker) Joanne Chiang, Owen Gunnell, percussion (Zhenyan Li) Yvonne Howard, Satriya Krisna, City of London Sinfonia / Kenneth Woods (Mahler) Sinfonia Smith’s Square,...
Truscott Triumphans on a poignant evening for the London Chamber Music Society

Truscott Triumphans on a poignant evening for the London Chamber Music Society

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,...
English Symphony Orchestra announce 2nd season as Orchestra in Residence at Cheltenham Town Hall

English Symphony Orchestra announce 2nd season as Orchestra in Residence at Cheltenham Town Hall

by Kenneth Woods | Jul 11, 2025 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews

Boy, I am excited about this season!   powered by Advanced...
John Eliot Gardiner and the Game of Classical Thrones

John Eliot Gardiner and the Game of Classical Thrones

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...
Mahler’s “Death and the Maiden” orchestration – Why a New Performing Version?

Mahler’s “Death and the Maiden” orchestration – Why a New Performing Version?

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...
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