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Gavin Dixon

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Gavin Dixon is a writer, journalist and editor based in Hertfordshire, UK. He has a PhD on the symphonies of Alfred Schnittke and is a member of the editorial team for the Alfred Schnittke Collected Works Edition, currently being published in St Petersburg. Gavin is also a Curator of Musical Instruments at the Horniman Museum in London and Music Editor of Fanfare Magazine.

Articles By Gavin Dixon

theartsdesk in Switzerland: Lucerne and Gstaad offer curious audiences fresh perspectives on much-loved works

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Prom 6: Hough, BBC Philharmonic, Mark Wigglesworth review - poetry and power

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Paul Lewis, Wigmore Hall review - superlative Schubert

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Giulio Cesare, English Touring Opera review - a return visit to Handel's Egypt

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Ólafsson, LPO, Gardner, RFH review - spirit of delight

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Watts, BBCSO, Wigglesworth, Barbican review - clarity, control and focus

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Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber, Wigmore Hall review - muted regret and distant longing

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Leif Ove Andsnes, Wigmore Hall review - brooding richness and fiery fervour

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Kavakos, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Harding, Barbican review - elegance without poise

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theartsdesk at the Bayreuth Festival Ring 2022 - a jumbled mess of ideas, some of them compelling

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Prom 5, Power, BBC Philharmonic, Mena review - detail and breadth

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Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Wigmore Hall review - surprise and spontaneity

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Eugene Onegin, Opera Holland Park Young Artists review - intimacy and reflection

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theartsdesk at the Dresden Music Festival - orchestral abundance in a spectacular setting

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Vondráček, LSO, Tilson Thomas, Barbican review - mixed messages

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Moore, LSO, Zhang, Barbican review – virtuosity worn lightly

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