Articles by Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.

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Ups and downs: Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia in Shostakovich and Sibelius

By Chris Garlick, 24 September 2023

Rouvali's Sibelius completely misses the mark, but his Shostakovich is thrilling and vibrant.

***11

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Stylish music-making from the Andris Nelsons, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Boston Symphony

By Chris Garlick, 27 August 2023

Stravinsky's Petrushka and Gershwin's Piano Concerto take centre-stage in the BSO's second Prom of the weekend at the start of their European tour.

****1

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Yuja Wang irresistible at the Proms with Mäkelä and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

By Chris Garlick, 06 August 2023

Wang's playing of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a highlight of Prom 27; Mäkelä misses the bull’s eye on Belshazzar's Feast.

****1

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Avi Avital charms and disarms in Clyne and Bach with the ASMF

By Chris Garlick, 12 July 2023

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields are back on their home turf for string orchestra works by Tippett and Walton.

*****

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Powerful Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

By Chris Garlick, 08 June 2023

Nobuyuki Tsujii joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's ever-popular First Piano Concerto before Vasily Petrenko conducts a thrilling Shostakovich 8.

****1

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Tippett to die for from Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony

By Chris Garlick, 13 May 2023

Outstanding performances of A Child of Our Time and the Concerto for Double String Orchestra at the Barbican.

*****

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Edge-of-your-seat Nielsen from Ryan Bancroft and the Philharmonia

By Chris Garlick, 05 May 2023

A first-rate performance of Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony proves to be the musical highlight of this Philharmonia concert.

****1

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Rarities brought back to life by Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO

By Chris Garlick, 20 April 2023

Conductor Emeritus Vladimir Jurowski returns to the London Philharmonic Orchestra, bringing with him some rare jewels such as Paul Hindemith's Violin Concerto.

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All passions spent: Bertrand Chamayou and the Belcea Quartet in Shostakovich and Franck

By Chris Garlick, 14 April 2023

Two larger than life piano quintets share star billing on an intense Wigmore Hall programme.

*****

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Beauty and the beast: Beethoven and Prokofiev from the LSO, Batiashvili and Noseda

By Chris Garlick, 31 March 2023

The polar opposite combination of Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Prokofiev's Third Symphony may seem odd on paper, but makes for an inspiring and entertaining evening at the Barbican.

****1

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Beowulf and Job: dramatic storytelling from Brabbins and the BBCSO

By Chris Garlick, 19 March 2023

Iain Bell's Beowulf is given its world premiere, with Charles Styles making an eleventh-hour jump-in, while a neglected Vaughan Williams masterpiece is given a superb reading by Martyn Brabbins.

****1

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Mari Samuelsen radiant in Pärt and Vasks with the BBC Concert Orchestra

By Chris Garlick, 27 February 2023

The Norwegian violinist performs a trio of contemporary works in an evening that concludes with Einojuhani Rautavaara's Angel of Light.

****1

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Light as a feather: Seong-Jin Cho wows a full house at the Barbican

By Chris Garlick, 14 February 2023

The Korean pianist gives his first solo recital at the Barbican, focussed around Handel, Brahms and variation form.

*****

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The power and the glory: Vaughan Williams, the transcendent symphonist

By Chris Garlick, 05 October 2022

Ralph Vaughan Williams' nine symphonies represent one of the peaks of creative achievement in British culture. Enthusiast Chris Garlick takes us on a musical journey through the cycle.

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Chalk and cheese Brahms: Elizabeth Leonskaja and the Staatskapelle Streichquartett

By Chris Garlick, 21 September 2022

The contrasts in Brahms' two early piano quartets are highlighted by side by members of the Staatskapelle Streichquartett and Elisabeth Leonskaja.

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Blast from the past: Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra deliver a showstopper

By Chris Garlick, 16 September 2022

Conducting a programme of mostly 20th-century classics that could have come from his early glory days in Birmingham, Rattle was in his element.

*****

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Thomas Dausgaard and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra put the Viking back into Nielsen

By Chris Garlick, 18 August 2022

Dausgaard is in his natural habitat when conducting music by his compatriot and his account of the Sinfonia espansiva proves the highlight of this Prom.

****1

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English music across the generations from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO

By Chris Garlick, 16 August 2022

A trio of English works, including the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's virtuosic Time Flies.

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Sir Andrew Davis celebrates a pair of British Fourths at the Proms

By Chris Garlick, 20 July 2022

The BBC Philharmonic plays Fourth Symphonies by the most important British symphonists, Vaughan Williams and Tippett, to make up a short, but intense programme.

****1

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Subtlety and precision from Igor Levit in Shostakovich at Wigmore Hall

By Chris Garlick, 05 April 2022

A complete cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues mesmerises a packed Wigmore Hall for nearly two and a half hours.

****1

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