stephen walsh
Bio
Stephen is a former Observer music critic and a regular contributor to The Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Independent and the BBC. He is the author of a major biography of Stravinsky and other books on Stravinsky, Bartók and Schumann. He holds a chair in music at Cardiff University.
Articles By Stephen Walsh
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The Tragedy of King Richard II, Almeida Theatre review - Sim...
Joe Hill-Gibbins’ uncompromising production of The Tragedy of Richard II for the...
Mary Poppins Returns review - Emily Blunt makes the role her...
It's perhaps unfair to review a film through the prism of one that predates it by more than half a century, but even fans of Mary Poppins...
Caroline, or Change, Playhouse Theatre review - Sharon D Cla...
With the politics of hate alive and well both sides of the Atlantic, this seems a good time to revive Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's 2003...
DVD/Blu-ray: Postcards from London
Postcards from London is a surprise. You will certainly come away from...
The Box of Delights, Wilton's Music Hall review - capti...
If you’re looking for a Christmas with more pagan edge than saccharine cheer, where the wolves are howling and the mythological characters are...
L'enfance du Christ, BBCSO, Gardner, Barbican review -...
Like the fountains that sprang up in the desert during the Holy Family's flight into Egypt - according to a charming episode in the Gospel of...
Mahan Esfahani / Richard Goode, Wigmore Hall review - clarit...
Two successive nights, two contrasted solo keyboard...
Albums of the Year 2018: The Prodigy - No Tourists
2018 has been a quietly encouraging year for fans of music that doesn’t kowtow to...
Kreator / Dimmu Borgir, Roundhouse review - explosive extrem...
It’s about to begin. The final performance on the final night – and only UK date – of the European Apocalypse package tour featuring four...
The Tell-Tale Heart, National Theatre review - bloody good f...
The Tell-Tale Heart may be the title of an 1843...