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Les Talens Lyriques come to Brighton Festival

Nick Boston, 21 May

Energetic playing, clarity and precision from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques in three dramatic pieces by Monteverdi, but some weighty singing obscures the detail.

***11

A class act at Brighton Festival

Louise Flind, 11 May

A packed recital given by mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly at Brighton Festival.

****1

Haydn, Mendelssohn, Britten... and passing seagulls

Katy S. Austin, 21 Feb

The classy Elias String Quartet brighten the morning with enjoyable Haydn and Mendelssohn, but Britten doesn't sit quite right.

***11

Heroines of the Golden Age

Nick Boston, 04 Nov

Dame Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg delight with an intimate and varied programme on the theme “Heroines of the Golden Age” at Brighton Early Music Festival.

****1

Claire Cunningham : Simply powerful

Emily Brown, 19 May

Inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Claire Cunningham holds nothing back in baring her soul and her body, in this solo full of honesty and emotion.

****1

Imaginative programming from the Britten Oboe Quartet

Nick Boston, 22 Feb

The Britten Oboe Quartet gave highly engaging and communicative performances of an imaginative and intelligent programme, with cerebral serialism from Elisabeth Lutyens combined with early Elgar, Britten and sublime Mozart to finish.

****1