A piece of Pires

 Chekhov Click here for Toby Jones Click here for Andrew Scott There have been many productions of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya since its premiere at the Moscow Art Theatre  in 1899. Here are two recent versions for […]

For 38 consecutive years, the Last Night of the Proms was set alight by the flawless David Butt soloing ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’ in Sir Henry Wood’s swaying Fantasia on British Sea Songs. Butt, who was […]

The RCO concert passed conducted by Semyon Bychkov without incident. The only unusual aspect was the both managers – orchestra (Dominik Winterling) and venue (Simon Reinink)- made themselves visible. Reinink, 58, is the one who […]