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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Julian Baggini: How the World Thinks review - a whirlwind to...
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CD: Gaye Su Aykol - Istiklarli Hayal Hakikattir
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LFF 2018: Roma review – Alfonso Cuarón’s triumphant return t...
It’s not for nothing that Alfonso...
The Triumph of Time and Truth, Higginbottom, Kings Place rev...
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LFF 2018: The Favourite review - Queen Anne's bizarre l...
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Wise Children, Old Vic review - Emma Rice in fun if not quit...
"What could possibly go wrong?" The question ends the first act of Wise Children, the debut venture from the new company birthed by a...
CD: Baxter Dury, Etienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday - B.E...
“Caustic motherfucker”. There it is, right up in the first few lines of...