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David Nice

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The classical music and opera editor of theartsdesk, David writes, lectures and broadcasts on music. A former music critic for The Guardian and The Sunday Correspondent, he has made regular appearances on BBC Radio 3, not least in the long-running series Building a Library. He has written short studies on Elgar, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and the history of opera, and is currently working on the second volume of his Prokofiev biography for Yale University Press. He runs two Zoom lecture series, Opera in Depth on Mondays and a symphonies course on Thursdays.

Articles By David Nice

Ariodante, Royal Opera online review – stylish, but confined

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Má Vlast, Czech Philharmonic, Bychkov online review – finest silk for Velvet Revolution anniversary concert

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City of London Sinfonia, Southwark Cathedral review – towards Haydn’s last symphony

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Mozart's Requiem, English National Opera, BBC Two review - strong and direct act of remembrance

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Diabelli Variations, Imogen Cooper, Fidelio Orchestra Cafe review - a universe for a (temporary) farewell

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The Magic Flute, Glyndebourne review - deeply moving light in darkness

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Julia Bullock, Philharmonia, Salonen, RFH review – bewitching dreamscapes

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Meet the Young Artists Week recital, Linbury Theatre – four big personalities

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Northern Chords Festival, Church of St James and St Basil, Newcastle review - high, lucid and bright

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Judith Herrin: Ravenna review - flashes of order and beauty in a chaotic world

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City of London Sinfonia, Southwark Cathedral / Kanneh-Masons, Barbican review - soaring teamwork

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London Symphony Orchestra, Hasan, LSO St Luke's review - dances great and small

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4/4, Royal Opera review – desire, loss and lunacy in four surprising acts

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Baker, Ridout, LaFollette, Schwizgebel, Fidelio Orchestra Cafe review - fun and ferocity

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Ragged Music Festival review - musical utopia in an East End schoolroom

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Viktoria Mullova, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Fidelio Orchestra Cafe review - a rainbow of brilliant artistry

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