Sebastian Scotney

Articles By Sebastian Scotney

Werther, Grange Park Opera review - Italian-American principal singers with strong chemistry Monday, 26 June 2023 Read more...	Album: Vicente Archer - Short Stories Wednesday, 10 May 2023 Read more...
DVD: Jazz Fest - A New Orleans Story Saturday, 06 May 2023 Read more...	Elsa Dreisig, Jonathan Ware, Wigmore Hall review - a glorious voice unleashed Friday, 21 April 2023 Read more...
The Beasts review - a countryside idyll loses its charm Tuesday, 21 March 2023 Read more...	Champions review - Woody Harrelson's latest hoop dream Tuesday, 14 March 2023 Read more...
Gerstein, Bintner, Waarts, Wigmore Hall review - fascinating connections, uneven music Tuesday, 07 March 2023 Read more...	Album: Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes - A Short Diary Saturday, 28 January 2023 Read more...
DVD: Oscar Peterson - Black + White Tuesday, 24 January 2023 Read more...	Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel review - intriguing portrait of the end of an era Saturday, 21 January 2023 Read more...
Yevgeny Sudbin, World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens review - phenomenal pianism in close-up Thursday, 19 January 2023 Read more...	Sebastian Scotney's Top 10 Films of 2022 Wednesday, 21 December 2022 Read more...
Albums of the Year 2022: Cécile McLorin Salvant - Ghost Song Monday, 19 December 2022 Read more...	Die Zauberflöte, Royal Opera review - classic show but disappointing conductor Saturday, 17 December 2022 Read more...
10 Questions for Bruce Lindsay, biographer of Ivor Cutler Tuesday, 13 December 2022 Read more...	Album: Emma Smith - Snowbound Monday, 12 December 2022 Read more...

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