Classical Music
CUCO: Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Italian Symphony, and Beethoven: Violin Concerto

CUCO: Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Italian Symphony, and Beethoven: Violin Concerto

4:50 pm, Monday May 7th 2012
★★★★☆

Stephanie Gonley takes a no-nonsense approach to the Romantic greats which set CUCO on fire for HARRY HICKMORE


Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus and Eurydice

2:15 pm, Monday April 30th 2012
★★★★☆

Clare College Opera deliver a sleek, seamless production with sensational singing for ALICE CARR


Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus & Symphony No. 7

Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus & Symphony No. 7

12:30 pm, Friday March 16th 2012
★★☆☆☆

CUMS II don’t cut the mustard for AARON WATTS.


Rappresentatione Di Anima, et Di Corpo

Rappresentatione Di Anima, et Di Corpo

6:00 pm, Thursday March 15th 2012
★★★★☆

‘Enjoyer’ of opera ALICE CARR on what happens when one of the world’s first operas is given a modern twist.


Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Copland: Clarinet Concerto, Schubert: Symphony No. 9

Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Copland: Clarinet Concerto, Schubert: Symphony No. 9

12:00 pm, Tuesday March 13th 2012
★★★★☆

CUCO prove they can still do the canon, but HARRY DADSWELL wants a programme with a bit more of a bang.


Prokofiev Violin Concerto no. 1, Shostakovitch Symphony no. 7

Prokofiev Violin Concerto no. 1, Shostakovitch Symphony no. 7

3:00 pm, Tuesday March 6th 2012
★★★★☆

Cambridge students play Soviet music just like real repressed citizens for TIM COOMBES. Strange…


Voices of Women and Whales

Voices of Women and Whales

9:00 pm, Friday March 2nd 2012
★★★☆☆

Avant-garde instrumental techniques conjure up oceanic soundscapes for RUTH MARINER


Sibelius Violin Concerto & Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Sibelius Violin Concerto & Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

9:00 pm, Friday March 2nd 2012
★★★☆☆

CUSO don’t terrify TIM COOMBES.


Song of the Skull

Song of the Skull

3:25 pm, Thursday March 1st 2012
★★★☆☆

Obscurity for obscurity’s sake spoiled sparkling potential for JOHN CLAPHAM


CUMS Chorus and Prime Brass

CUMS Chorus and Prime Brass

4:00 pm, Monday February 27th 2012
★★☆☆☆

CUMS fails to live deliver like a Cambridge’s Chorus should. Oh dear, writes HARRY HICKMORE