alexandra coghlan
Bio
Alexandra is the classical music critic of the New Statesman, and has written on arts for The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Prospect, Gramophone, Opera Now, The Oxford Times and The Monthly. She was formerly Performing Arts Editor at Time Out, Sydney. She writes about classical music, theatre and film for theartsdesk.
Articles By Alexandra Coghlan
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Kiss Me, Kate, Opera North, London Coliseum review - Cole Po...
First palpable hit of the evening: a full orchestra in the pit under hyper-alert...
theartsdesk on Vinyl 40: Talking Heads, Ornette Coleman, Cra...
Earlier this year, in May, Brighton hosted the Vinyl World Congress where Paul Pacifico, head of the Association of Independent Music, told the...
In The Fade review - twisty German courtroom drama
The Cannes jury in 2017 gave best actress to Diane Kruger for her performance in In the Fade. She plays Katja, who turns avenging angel...
David Byrne, Eventim Apollo review - twice in a lifetime?
Forgive the sports metaphor, but David Byrne knocked this one out of the park. Coming out of the concert at the...
The London Mastaba, Serpentine Galleries review - good news...
It’s not as immersive as New York’s The Gates, 2005, nor as magnificent as Floating Piers, 2016, in Italy’s Lake Iseo...
CD: Nine Inch Nails – Bad Witch
Concluding a trilogy of releases that began with the EPs Not the Actual Events (2016) and Add Violence (2017) – Bad...
The Rolling Stones, Twickenham Stadium review - until the ne...
Eel Pie, the tiny eyot in the Thames, is not too a long walk from Twickenham stadium – within hollering distance, almost, if you had that kind of...
theartsdesk at Leipzig's Blüthner Piano Factory - a per...
Have you ever wondered why the Steinway grand piano is invariably...
Natural World: The Super Squirrels, BBC Two review - silline...
Squirrels are a breed as diverse as they are ubiquitous: they inhabit environments as extreme as desert and tundra, and all the lush greenery,...
The Courtesan’s Gaze, Fieri Consort, Handel House review – h...
From an early age, Barbara Strozzi would have entertained the guests of her father’s Venetian academy with songs, including her own works. A...