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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The Inheritance, Noël Coward Theatre review - tangled knot o...
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Hallé, Gardner, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review – drama...
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Modern Couples, Barbican review - an absurdly ambitious surv...
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The Music of Harry Potter, CBSO, Seal, Symphony Hall, Birmin...
Imagine an orchestral concert made up exclusively of contemporary works by living composers: a programme in which every note was written within...