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Steve Draper
Steve Draper
After studying music at Oxford, Steve worked in education for thirty years. He has followed and been involved with music in the north of England throughout and has written classical reviews for The Yorkshire Post. Steve has a particular interest in performances in Sheffield, his home city.
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“Must it be?” Beethoven and Shostakovich masterworks with Ensemble 360

By Steve Draper, 28 January 2023
Ensemble 360's string quartet explore the emotional depths from late Beethoven to Shostakovich via quirky Stravinsky. 
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29 Jan 2023
“Must it be?” Beethoven and Shostakovich masterworks with Ensemble 360
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Tim Horton's gripping Beethoven at Sheffield Chamber Music Festival

By Steve Draper, 20 May 2022
From Copland and Judith Weir to late Beethoven, a double bill of delights in Sheffield.
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25 May 2022
Tim Horton's gripping Beethoven at Sheffield Chamber Music Festival
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Zehetmair's Ravel and Saint-Saëns refreshes the spirit in Sheffield

By Steve Draper, 05 March 2022
Thomas Zehetmair and the Royal Northern Sinfonia perform overlooked as well as well-known masterpieces.
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06 Mar 2022
Zehetmair's Ravel and Saint-Saëns refreshes the spirit in Sheffield
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In the realm of fantasy: Mishka Rushdie Momen in Sheffield

By Steve Draper, 15 January 2022
The fantasia proved an anchoring theme for this rising young pianist's varied, satisfying recital programme.
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16 Jan 2022
In the realm of fantasy: Mishka Rushdie Momen in Sheffield
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Haydn and Dvořak to raise the spirits at Music in the Round

By Steve Draper, 17 September 2021
The Leonore Trio begin a series, pairing some of the greatest piano trios of the 19th century with Haydn’s.
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18 Sep 2021
Haydn and Dvořak to raise the spirits at Music in the Round
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Sheffield

Refreshing Haydn and bracing Beethoven from Ensemble 360

By Steve Draper, 22 October 2020
Absence makes the ear as well as the heart grow fonder in Sheffield's Upper Chapel.  
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23 Oct 2020
Refreshing Haydn and bracing Beethoven from Ensemble 360
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Sheffield

Travels with a cello: Laura van der Heijden touches down in Sheffield

By Steve Draper, 06 December 2019
It's all the Bs for Laura van der Heijden and Tom Poster for Music in the Round. 
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08 Dec 2019
Travels with a cello: Laura van der Heijden touches down in Sheffield
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Sheffield

A triumphant Beethoven 5 to launch The Brigantes Orchestra

By Steve Draper, 17 October 2019
A new professional orchestra launches first full season in Sheffield.
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18 Oct 2019
A triumphant Beethoven 5 to launch The Brigantes Orchestra
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Czech fare from the Wihan Quartet at Bradfield Festival

By Steve Draper, 27 June 2019
The Wihan Quartet reinforce their reputation as top interpreters of Dvořák at the Bradfield Festival.
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29 Jun 2019
Czech fare from the Wihan Quartet at Bradfield Festival
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Sheffield

Mesmerising Brahms from Ensemble 360

By Steve Draper, 14 May 2019
A night to remember in Sheffield as Ensemble 360 play Mozart and Brahms. 
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16 May 2019
Mesmerising Brahms from Ensemble 360
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Splashing colour? The Hallé tackles Nielsen 5 in Sheffield

By Steve Draper, 22 March 2019
Pavel Kolesnikov impresses in a Mozart performance to savour. 
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23 Mar 2019
Splashing colour? The Hallé tackles Nielsen 5 in Sheffield
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Sheffield

Schumann, Reinecke and Brahms in the round with Ensemble 360

By Steve Draper, 14 February 2019
A rare opportunity to hear Carl Reinecke's Trio for oboe, horn and piano presents itself in Sheffield. 
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16 Feb 2019
Schumann, Reinecke and Brahms in the round with Ensemble 360
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London Mozart Players launch Sheffield City Hall's “Explore Mozart” series

By Steve Draper, 01 February 2019
The LMP celebrates Mozart – and their 70th birthday – in Sheffield. 
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03 Feb 2019
LMP launch Sheffield City Hall's “Explore Mozart” series
By Steve Draper