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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Thatcher: A Very British Revolution, Finale, BBC Two review...
The surprisingly touching conclusion to BBC Two...
Hansel and Gretel, ENO, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre...
Shoving a child-eating drag-queen witch into an oven can't be good for any kid's psyche. Director Timothy Sheader doesn't let us forget it in a...
Napoli, Brooklyn, Park Theatre review - lacking substance
According to their mother, Luda (played by Madeleine Worrall, pictured below), each of the three sisters (pictured top...
Blu-ray: Dazed and Confused
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Goodyear, Chineke! Orchestra, Marshall, Symphony Hall, Birmi...
Having played their first concert just four years ago, the Chineke! Orchestra gave a rousing, exuberant performance for an...
Frank Skinner, Leicester Square Theatre - mixing some acid w...
Frank Skinner walks onstage without introduction...
CD: Mark Ronson - Late Night Feelings
Producer extraordinaire Mark Ronson has set his sights on soundtracking the summer once again, with his latest collaborative collection of...
Cate Haste: Passionate Spirit - The Life of Alma Mahler revi...
Charismatic, full of vital elan to the end, inconsistent, fitfully creative, a casually anti-semitic Conservative Catholic married to two of the...
Reissue CDs Weekly: R.E.M.
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 was issued by Warner Bros. in October 2003. Hitting shops in time for Christmas,...
CD: Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home
Willie’s new album opens with the singer calling out to all the tired old horses saved from the knackers and put out to pasture. It’s...