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Black Sabbath – The Ballet: right balance between ballet and rock
The choreography, music and performance made this an impressive event, but Iommi’s cameo was an emphatic cherry on the top that sent the crowd home with an enthusiastic spring in their step.
Black Sabbath – The Ballet: hard rock with a soft centre
Birmingham Royal Ballet and Black Sabbath are two of Birmingham’s greatest cultural exports and now they are on a European tour together before heading to the US next year.
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Black Sabbath – The Ballet A hit or a miss?
A remarkable merging of two of Birmingham's greatest cultural institutions.
London Sinfonietta meets Martin Creed
During the first half of this London Sinfonietta concert, I scribbled the phrase 'Lightly anarchic streak' in my notes, referring to the formal daring and the conspicuous rock music influence evident in various pieces.
Sumptuous velvet waves at Cadogan Hall
On Tuesday night at Cadogan Hall near Sloane Square the audience was treated to an expertly mastered programme of 20th century Polish music by Górecki, Lutoslawski and Szymanovski as well as the Overture, St. Francis of Assisi by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. The latter had its London premiere that night.