Orchestral arrangement

‘Never the twain shall meet,’ wrote the famed English novelist Rudyard Kipling – words that might well describe the idea of pairing a symphony orchestra with a heavy metal band. Yet, towards the tail

It is mid-morning at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. The main adult ICU ward is a scene of calm, professional bustle as critical care nurses and doctors attend patients, discuss medication and hu

BIRKENAU’S WOMEN’S ORCHESTRA

I have Sir Neville Marriner to thank for pointing me in the direction of the podium. It was in conversation after a long Academy of St Martin in the Fields tour of Germany in 2004 that Sir Neville fir

Symphony No. 5; Swanwhite Suite etc Christian Tetzlaff (violin); Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon Ondine ODE 1468-2 77:16 mins One of the features of Finland’s impressive music educati

Once dinner is over and the dishes are cleared, we settle on the sofa to unwind. Elgar’s Mina is playing; gentle string melodies emerge, furnished with delicate percussion. Jaws unclench and muscles r