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David Nice

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The classical music and opera editor of theartsdesk, David writes, lectures and broadcasts on music. A former music critic for The Guardian and The Sunday Correspondent, he has made regular appearances on BBC Radio 3, not least in the long-running series Building a Library. He has written short studies on Elgar, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and the history of opera, and is currently working on the second volume of his Prokofiev biography for Yale University Press. He runs two Zoom lecture series, Opera in Depth on Mondays and a symphonies course on Thursdays.

Articles By David Nice

Prom 58: Salome, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Runnicles

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Prom 46: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Barenboim

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DVD: We Are the Best!

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Gerhardt, Osborne, Queen's Hall/Keyrouz, Ensemble de la Paix, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

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Prom 33: Schwizgebel, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Gardner

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theartsdesk in La Foce: War and Peace in Val d'Orcia

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Prom 27: Trusler, BBCNOW, Wigglesworth/Inspire Workshop, Royal Albert Hall

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Prom 24: BBCSSO, Runnicles/Solemn Vigil of Commemoration, Westminster Abbey

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theartsdesk Q&A: Pianist Saleem and Violinist Nabeel Abboud Ashkar

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Opera Holland Park

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Prom 19: BBC Singers, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Petrenko

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Prom 16: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, Goetzel/Prom 17: Les Arts Florissants, Christie

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Porgy and Bess, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

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theartsdesk at the East Neuk Festival: Littoral Schubertiad

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First Night of the Proms, BBCSO, Davis, Royal Albert Hall

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La traviata, Glyndebourne

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