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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

Lohengrin, Royal Opera review - a timely return to warzone Brabant

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 Read more...

Rangwanasha, OAE, Fischer, RFH review - Mahler reimagined

Wednesday, 09 March 2022 Read more...

Nabucco, Royal Opera review - high passion but low drama

Saturday, 15 January 2022 Read more...

Macbeth, Royal Opera review - bloody, bold, and resolute

Wednesday, 17 November 2021 Read more...

Takács Quartet, Wigmore Hall review - intimate letters and holy songs

Tuesday, 09 November 2021 Read more...

Gerhaher, Faust, Wigmore Hall review - husky shadings and dark hues

Wednesday, 29 September 2021 Read more...

LSO, Rattle, Barbican review - a glimpse into Bruckner’s workshop

Monday, 20 September 2021 Read more...

Aimard, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin, BBC Proms review - a revealing composer portrait

Tuesday, 31 August 2021 Read more...

LSO, Rattle, BBC Proms review - dazzling Stravinsky showcase

Monday, 23 August 2021 Read more...

Carducci Quartet, Wigmore Hall review - complexity and depth

Monday, 12 July 2021 Read more...

Dunedin Consort, Butt, Wigmore Hall review – bijou Bach

Monday, 05 July 2021 Read more...

Tenebrae, Short, Wigmore Hall online review - reflections for Holy Week

Wednesday, 31 March 2021 Read more...

Der Freischütz, Bavarian State Opera online review – marksmen as marketeers

Monday, 15 February 2021 Read more...

Doric Quartet, Wigmore Hall review – sombre reflections

Wednesday, 09 December 2020 Read more...

Elias Quartet, Wigmore Hall review – sinewy, muscular Beethoven

Wednesday, 07 October 2020 Read more...

BBC Proms live online: Hough, BBC Scottish SO, Chauhan review - sombre reflections on lockdown

Monday, 07 September 2020 Read more...

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