Sebastian Scotney

Articles By Sebastian Scotney

Robert Gordon: Memphis Rent Party review - a fast-moving Mississippi anthology Sunday, 10 June 2018 Read more...	Matthias Goerne, Seong-Jin Cho, Wigmore Hall review - slow and slower Strauss Wednesday, 25 April 2018 Read more...
Gregory Porter, Royal Albert Hall review - impressive first night for the Nat King Cole & Me tour Tuesday, 03 April 2018 Read more...	Dialogues des Carmélites, Guildhall School review - calm and humane drama of faith Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Read more...
Joyce DiDonato and Brentano Quartet, Wigmore Hall - not enough variety Wednesday, 20 December 2017 Read more...	Jaron Lanier: Dawn of the New Everything review - pioneer of virtual reality tells his story Sunday, 17 December 2017 Read more...
Jools Holland and José Feliciano, Royal Albert Hall review - giving the audience what they expect Saturday, 25 November 2017 Read more...	An Evening with Pat Metheny, Barbican - sheer joy under the Missouri sky Saturday, 11 November 2017 Read more...
Marcel Proust: Letters to the Lady Upstairs - a very slim volume Sunday, 29 October 2017 Read more...	Grenfell Tower Benefit Concert, Cadogan Hall - stellar line-up for a vital cause Monday, 18 September 2017 Read more...
Sigrid Rausing: Mayhem review - you want it darker? Sunday, 03 September 2017 Read more...	Sebestyén, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer, RFH Wednesday, 24 May 2017 Read more...
Total Immersion: Richard Rodney Bennett, Barbican Monday, 28 November 2016 Read more...	Jamie Barton, Wigmore Hall Wednesday, 26 October 2016 Read more...
Mariinsky Orchestra, Gergiev, Cadogan Hall Tuesday, 27 September 2016 Read more...	Prom 39: Johnston, BBCSO, Oramo Monday, 15 August 2016 Read more...

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