Sophie ellis-bextor symphony hall, birmingham 2 june ★★★★☆

CONCERT HEAVEN Careful the tale you tell Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), Simon Lepper (piano) et al Wigmore Hall (December 2020) My ‘Concert Heaven’ choice is a recital called ‘Careful the tale you tel

Theatre: The Lady from the Sea Bridge ...

Aged 46, Sophie Ellis-Bextor could have begun settling for a pop semi-retirement. Her touring schedule was easing towards the usual rounds of arena supports and mid-afternoon festival slots. Given tha

Jan Smaczny is enthralled by Isabelle Faust’s unique approach to the demanding material of Bach’s little-known violin works JS Bach Sonatas for Violin and Continuo Isabelle Faust (violin); Kristin von

QUEEN I know this is it,” Sophie Ellis-Bextor told The Guardian newspaper in September 2023. “There’s no next rung coming.” As an artist who’d experienced both the dizzy highs and crushing lows of lif

YOU! Why aren’t you clapping? COME ON!” Out of context, Brett Anderson’s genuine fury at a fan for having the audacity not to join the throng clapping along to Beautiful Ones as the main set closer of