Cage in Motion at the Royal College of Music

By Kit Brown, 24 February 2012

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Reviewed at Royal College of Music: Britten Theatre, London on 20 February 2012

Cage, Beach Birds (Cage's Four3 choreographed as a homage to Cunningham)

Cage, A Room (Arranged for Prepared Harps and electronics by Louis D'Heudieres)

Cage, Two

Cage, Etudes Boreales - I

Harrison Ensemble

Animate Dance

Alice Purton, Cello

Amy Tress, Violin

Rebecca McChrystal, Percussion

Katherine Tinker, Piano

Helen Whitaker, Flute

Louis D'Heudieres, Electronics

Martino Panizza, Harp

BBC Philharmonic’s bold but unbalanced Stravinsky and Adams

Leighton Jones, 1st May

Balance issues mar an otherwise compelling programme from John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

***11

Prom 70: startling sounds from Jonny Greenwood at the Proms

Benjamin Poore, 10th September

An inventive programme frames new music by a genre-defying composer and guitarist in a striking late-night concert.

***11

Conviction, passion and clarity: Sir Stephen Hough at Wigmore Hall

Christopher Woodley, 19th May

Fragments by Brahms, Schoenberg and Schubert orbit Beethoven's Waldstein and Schumann's Carnaval in another masterful recital from Sir Stephen Hough.

****1

Spellbinding Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in Vienna’s Musikverein

Chanda VanderHart, 18th May

In Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, Yulianna Avdeeva commands attention through sheer innate charisma, anchored in intense engagement.

*****

Lucas and Arthur Jussen: a virtuoso pairing at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 17th May

Lucas and Arthur Jussen make more than a guest appearance in a dazzling performance with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

****1

Edward Gardner makes a distinctive debut at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 17th May

Edward Gardner’s Pittsburgh Symphony debut brings freshness and intensity to Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, alongside a sparkling tribute to Michael Tilson Thomas.

****1

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Kit Brown

Kit, originally hailing from Northampton, now lives in London where he trains at the London Contemporary Dance School. With experience and interest in both Ballet and Contemporary Dance his main interests lie on the contemporary side of the art form.