The Ulster Orchestra: access to the arts is a right not a privilege If the Ulster Orchestra is forced to close, the shockwave will be felt around the world. It is one of Northern Ireland’s most successful artistic…
Continue ReadingA kick in the crotchets for Belfast’s Ulster Orchestra
The Ulster Hall, Belfast, home of the Ulster Orchestra One of the most remarkable acts of people power I witnessed during the Troubles happened at a concert in the Ulster Hall. The Ulster Orchestra was giving a concert, and…
Continue ReadingLive music – the gift that keeps on giving
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra opened its new season in Glasgow last night. It was a blistering occasion – a heady mixture of Russian music, Mussorgsky’s Night on the Bare Mountain, Scriabin’s Piano Concerto and Shostakovich’s tenth symphony. The…
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