What could be even more festive than Christmas carols played by a brass band? A concert that also involved a choir singing them! I saw some of the best student brass players, along with singers from the University’s UNIty and Chamber Choirs, as they rang … Continue readingTung Auditorium – A Merry Musical Christmas
Nothing rotten about this very powerful and stunning performance; Great entertainment, covering some very dark themes and highly thought provoking. Rotten Apple is the first play in the Windows of a Woman trilogy, premiering at Unity Theatre on 3rd and 4th December 2025. Set in … Continue readingUnity – The Rotten Apple
What a load of Dross at the Unity. Stunning show that I can’t really put in a category/genre box and I rather think that was the whole point. A description of what the show was about was given during the performance and lasted for a … Continue readingUnity – An evening with Dross
When I was 3 this band was born; Its taken me a few years before I to round to see them play but well worth the wait Fairport Convention have had a few personnel changes over the decades. Their latest incarnation including the founding member, … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Fairport Convention
Great to see Danny in support to Fairport Convention; His set was the perfect compliment Here are a few photos:
Another Milap presentation as part of the part of the Indika 2025 festival and another unique combination of instruments to produce a wonderful listening experience for us; An extraordinary fusion of musical traditions, where Indian music met contemporary guitar In the first half, acclaimed sarod maestro … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Resonance – Strings Across Borders
A treat for the ears at the Music room as part of the Indika 2025 festival; Presented my Milap Carnatic (South Indian classical) music like never before. “A Carnatic Quartet brings together four trailblazing artists – Shreya Devnath (violin), Mylai M Karthikeyan (nadhaswaram), Praveen Sparsh (mridangam), and … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – Together by a Carnatic Quartet
This was my 3rd Indian dance experience at this year’s marvellous Indika 2025 festival; Presented my Milap. Wonderful show and great to photograph too! Stories of the Ramayana Performed by Upahaar Dance Company (London) Graceful, expressive, and full of storytelling magic — this vibrant performance brings to … Continue readingUnity – Stories of the Ramayana by Upahaar Dance Company
An afternoon of joyful melodies from four famous romantic composers at the perfectly acoustic Tung Auditorium These pieces were written within a few years of each other but in very different countries and the Suppé, Puccini and Borodin are all linked with operatic works. Young … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Orchestra dell’Arte: Four Romantics
As part of the Indika 2025 festival, presented my Milap, the Stringmasters played at the acoustic perfection that is the Tung Auditorium Anil Srinivasan anilsrinivasan, an award winning Indian pianist, and Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh jayanthiveena, a virtuoso of the Saraswathi Veena, have forged a remarkable musical … Continue readingTung Auditorium – The Stringmasters