A new light on Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Par Nick Butters, 08 mars 2026

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“Venditti has a particular gift for lighting up layers in the orchestral texture”

Critique faite à The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead, le 6 mars 2026

Clyne, Rewind

Prokofiev, Concerto pour violon no. 2 en sol mineur, Op.63

Bach, Sonate pour violon seul no. 3 en ut majeur, BWV1005: Largo

Mendelssohn, Symphonie no. 3 en la mineur, «écossaise», Op.56

Maria Włoszczowska, Violon

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Nil Venditti, Direction

Lars Vogt et la fontaine de jouvence beethovénienne à La Roque

Alain Lompech, 11th August

Démonstration que l'opposition habituelle entre soliste et chef peut se muer en une complicité sidérante avec l'orchestre.

*****

Patriotic angst with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Thomas Zehetmair

Nick Butters, 24th April

Patriotic Sibelius and early Mendelssohn are served up at the Glasshouse in Gateshead.

***11

Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert

Nick Butters, 21st November

Terfel’s charismatic account of Schubert songs orchestrated by a variety of composers, Sofia Gubaidulina’s meditation on his Impromtu and the composer’s own longest symphony make a varied and rewarding evening at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

****1

Ticket to ride: thrilling, moving witty Berio at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 11th October

Sophia Burgos and members of Royal Northern Sinfonia charm, amuse and astonish in a selection of Luciano Berio’s works at the Glasshouse.

****1

Hymn of Praise: thrilling Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 26th July

As the BBC Proms visits Gateshead, Dinis Sousa and the Royal Northern Sinfonia excel in Mendelssohn, although David Fray's Bach underwhelms.

****1

Fire and ice: Víkingur Ólafsson performs at the Glasshouse

Nick Butters, 6th February

A Finnish soundscape, fine detail in Bartók and deep understanding in Beethoven from the Royal Northern Sinfonia with Dinis Sousa and Víkingur Ólafsson.

*****

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Nick Butters

Nick studied under Denis Matthews at Newcastle University in the 1970s. He has had a busy and varied career, working in classical music, musical theatre and jazz. As an educator he taught on the staff of ArtsEd London, GSA and LCM, and has been a visiting tutor at RADA, Manchester Metropolitan University and the Oxford School of Drama. After working in London for many years he took up a teaching post at the Conservatoire de la Dordogne in 2007. On returning to the UK he settled in the north-east of England. He teaches and is an accompanist at the Centre for Advanced Training at The Glasshouse ICM, Gateshead (formerly Sage Gateshead), and has recently retired as a lecturer and musical director at the Institute of the Arts, University of Cumbria. He is in demand as a choral and instrumental accompanist across the region.