Boyd Tonkin
Articles By Boyd Tonkin
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Mahler 2, LPO, Gardner, RFH review - an interpretation of su...
Epic and intimate, philosophically anguished and rhapsodically transcendent, Mahler’s "Resurrection" Symphony remains one of the most mountainous...
Music Reissues Weekly: Shake That Thing - The Blues in Brita...
In September 1955, the grandly named London Skiffle Centre set up for business each Thursday in a room above the Round House pub in Soho’s Wardour...
Marina Abramović, Royal Academy review - young performers st...
One of the most cherished memories of my 40 plus years as an art critic is of easing my way between Marina Abramović and her partner Ulay. They...
Mlima's Tale, Kiln Theatre review - simple, powerful ta...
The work of the double Pulitzer-winning Black American...
La Traviata, Welsh National Opera review - memorable revival...
It’s always tempting, at curtain-up in La Traviata, to settle back, half-close one’s eyes, and soak up the familiar without the anxiety...
Rebecca, Charing Cross Theatre review - troubled show about...
There are times when it’s best to know as little as possible before taking one’s seat for a show – this new production of ...
Operation Epsilon, Southwark Playhouse review - alternative...
Must science always be dominated by politics? This question is most urgent when the stakes are high – climate change or nuclear weapons. And it is...
Album: Animal Collective - Isn't It Now?
Animal Collective have been putting out albums of off-kilter and whimsical...
First Person: conductor Edward Gardner on some of his questi...
“If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.”
“What is best in music is not to be...
Warhol, Velázquez, and leaving things out: an interview with...
Motion Sickness (1991) is the second novel published by the writer, art collector...