Sebastian Scotney

Articles By Sebastian Scotney

Sarah Chang, Ashley Wass, Cadogan Hall review – a virtuoso's disturbing 'inner game' Thursday, 14 February 2019 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: concert pianist Lucy Parham Thursday, 03 January 2019 Read more...
Merry Christmas Baby - Gregory Porter & Friends, BBC Two review - mellow becomes slo-mo Tuesday, 25 December 2018 Read more...	Albums of the Year 2018: Fiona Monbet - Contrebande Thursday, 20 December 2018 Read more...
Mahan Esfahani / Richard Goode, Wigmore Hall review - clarity and contrast from two keyboard masters Tuesday, 18 December 2018 Read more...	EFG London Jazz Festival 2018, round-up review - winners young and old Monday, 26 November 2018 Read more...
EFG London Jazz Festival, first weekend review - Jeff Goldblum a jazz musician? Monday, 19 November 2018 Read more...	LSO, Roth, Barbican - not enough pathos, but a remarkable step-in Monday, 12 November 2018 Read more...
They Might Be Giants, Barbican review - genuine, authentic humour Thursday, 04 October 2018 Read more...	LSO, Rattle, Barbican Hall review - a mixed bag of British composers Monday, 17 September 2018 Read more...
Prom 39, West Side Story, Wilson review - best heard on the radio Monday, 13 August 2018 Read more...	Proms 29 / 30, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Dausgaard review - Bach Brandenburgs and beyond Tuesday, 07 August 2018 Read more...
Paul Simon, BST Hyde Park review - still sprightly after 76 years Monday, 16 July 2018 Read more...	Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Steve Winwood, BST Hyde Park review - the Clapton faithful in their droves Monday, 09 July 2018 Read more...
Falstaff, Garsington Opera review - Sir John under pressure Monday, 18 June 2018 Read more...	Giulio Cesare, Glyndebourne review - no weak link Monday, 11 June 2018 Read more...

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Semele, Royal Opera review - unholy smoke

Poor, slightly silly Semele fries at the sight of lover Jupiter casting off his mortal form, but in Congreve’s and Handel’s supposedly happy...

Sudan, Remember Us review - the revolution will be memorised

In 2019, French-Tunisian journalist and documentary filmmaker Hind Meddeb flew to Sudan after the overthrow of hated dictator Omar al-Bashir,...

Le nozze di Figaro, Glyndebourne review - perceptive humanit...

Over 100 years ago, John Christie envisaged Wagner’s Parsifal with limited forces in the Organ Room at Glyndebourne. He would have been...

Quadrophenia, Sadler's Wells review - missed opportunit...

The red, white and blue bull’s-eye on the front curtain at Sadler’s Wells tells us we are in the familiar territory of Pete Townshend’s...

Fidelio, Garsington Opera review - a battle of sunshine and...

Sometimes, as the first act of Beethoven’s Fidelio closes, the chorus of prisoners discreetly fade away backstage as their brief taste of...

Summer Laugh review - five comics gear up for the Fringe

Appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe has long been an expensive gig for comics. But while stand-ups may need only a microphone to ply...

Album: Brìghde Chaimbeul - Sunwise

The first five-and-a-half minutes of Sunwise’s opening track “Dùsgadh / Waking" are taken up by a drone. Played on the Scottish small...

Music Reissues Weekly: Rupert’s People - Dream In My Mind

Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” was an instant phenomenon. Recorded in April 1967 and issued as a single on 12 May after pre-release play...

Intimate Apparel, Donmar Warehouse review - stirring story o...

The corset is an unlikely star of the latest Lynn Nottage play to arrive at the...