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Gavin Dixon is a writer, journalist and editor based in Hertfordshire, UK. He has a PhD on the symphonies of Alfred Schnittke and is a member of the editorial team for the Alfred Schnittke Collected Works Edition, currently being published in St Petersburg. Gavin is also a Curator of Musical Instruments at the Horniman Museum in London and Music Editor of Fanfare Magazine.

Articles By Gavin Dixon

Theatre of Voices, Kings Place review - fluidity and dynamism in Stockhausen

Saturday, 10 February 2018 Read more...

Hagen Quartet, Jörg Widmann, Wigmore Hall review – proportion and elegance

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 Read more...

Royal Academy of Music SO, Knussen, RAM review – vibrant, varied Stravinsky

Saturday, 27 January 2018 Read more...

Colin Currie Group, Kings Place review - dynamism and detail in Steve Reich

Monday, 22 January 2018 Read more...

Salome, Royal Opera review – lurid staging still packs a punch

Tuesday, 09 January 2018 Read more...

Zimerman, LSO, Rattle, Barbican review - a diverse Bernstein centenary

Sunday, 17 December 2017 Read more...

Mark Padmore, Mitsuko Uchida, Wigmore Hall review - direct and uncompromising Schubert

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 Read more...

Christian Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt, Wigmore Hall review - lyrical Brahms from veteran duo

Wednesday, 06 December 2017 Read more...

theartsdesk in Katowice - energy and imagination at the Fitelberg Conducting Competition

Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Read more...

Singcircle, Barbican review - veteran ensemble bids farewell with Stockhausen

Tuesday, 21 November 2017 Read more...

Florian Boesch, Justus Zeyen, Wigmore Hall review - power, intimacy and atmosphere

Saturday, 11 November 2017 Read more...

LPO, Renes, RFH review - solid Bruckner lacking in nuance

Monday, 06 November 2017 Read more...

BBCSO, Storgårds, Barbican review – Jolas intrigues, Mahler 4 disappoints

Saturday, 04 November 2017 Read more...

Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera review - creepy, violent and intense

Tuesday, 31 October 2017 Read more...

BBCSO, Brabbins, Barbican review - commanding vistas of earth and sea

Saturday, 14 October 2017 Read more...

Dardanus, English Touring Opera review - mixed fortunes for warzone updating

Saturday, 07 October 2017 Read more...

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