There isn’t a baton, a trembling shaping arm or a stern pose in sight, at 55, he exudes boyish energy but, there’s no doubt he’s the captain.
In its scant 6 years of existence, Ensemble Q has carved out an identity as a chamber ensemble of the highest standard, fearlessly delving into unusual repertoire.
Initially the orchestra sounded great, if reserved, but fired and stoked the feels as the evening progressed and both parties fused.
All in all, this is an evening of great fun and profound questioning, in which music and theatre constantly interweave and complement each other. Not to be missed!
Conductor, crusader, champion of new music and, with his shock of white curly hair, Rattle looks every bit the conductor. But if his appearance fits a stereotype, his professional approach is anything but.
If time travellers were a thing, someone should pay Mozart a visit, pump his hand and praise him for placing the humble viola as well as the showier, stage-stealing violin in the limelight in his Sinfonia Concertante K394.
Boy, Lost, Katherine Lyall-Watson’s stage play inspired by Kristina Olsson’s award-winning memoir, with brilliant direction by Caroline Dunphy, turns a harrowing real-life tragedy and its themes of domestic violence and emotional abuse into raw, unflinching, deeply moving theatre.