Past events archive (2021 and earlier)
Portsmouth Festivities kicks off launch with shanties
Thursday marked the launch of Portsmouth Festivities which has a mix of concerts, talks, theatre and outdoor events planned for ten days from June 15
17 March, 2018
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Preview: Making Waves: “Beyond Music” series
Another musical splash is promised soon in both Petersfield and Buriton. Last year, popular Russian-born and Liss-based cellist Mikhail Lezdkan set up Making Waves, to
15 March, 2018
Review
Review: Meon Valley Orchestra – debut solo performance
There were serious concerns before the Meon Valley Orchestra’s solo, debut performance at the United Reformed Church, Fareham on Saturday 10 March. The event had
13 March, 2018
Review
Review: Gabriela Montero with the BSO
When Franz Liszt performed an encore he liked to ask the audience to nominate a tune and he would improvise upon it. After her splendid
11 March, 2018
Past events archive (2021 and earlier)
Preview: Petersfield Orchestra Festival concert 15 March 2018
At Petersfield Orchestra, conductor Mark Biggins has now replaced Robin Browning, who after a dozen years at the helm chose to focus on his personal
10 March, 2018
Past events archive (2021 and earlier)
Preview: Bernstein’s Centenary performance by oldest student society at Portsmouth University
In the 100th anniversary year of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, and sixty years after it debuted on Broadway, a show that has thrilled generations around the
8 March, 2018
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Preview: University of Portsmouth Choir Chichester Psalms Concert
The award-winning University of Portsmouth Choir will be singing the Chichester Psalms to celebrate 100 years since Leonard Bernstein’s birth. The Choir, which recently scooped
7 March, 2018
Review
Review: Portsmouth Philharmonic, 4 March
The forty-strong Portsmouth Philharmonic knows how to put on a proper show. And its concert at the Church of the Resurrection, Drayton, was no exception.
6 March, 2018
Review
Review: Dolce String Quartet and Friends perform Mendelssohn’s Octet, 4 March
Today’s was a very special concert indeed and a fitting tribute to Angela Martin, founder viola player with Dolce String Quartet, who sadly died last
5 March, 2018
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Preview: Havant Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert – Liszt, Dvorak and Mussorgsky
The Havant Symphony Orchestra’s next concert is at 7.30pm on Saturday 17 March at Oaklands School, Waterlooville. Despite it being the evening of St Patrick’s
2 March, 2018
Past events archive (2021 and earlier)
Portsmouth Festival Choir to perform a lesser-known work by Handel
Portsmouth Festival Choir is recognised for its innovative programming. This year its Musical Director, conductor-composer Tom Neal, has discovered a version of the Easter Passion
1 March, 2018
Past events archive (2021 and earlier)
Preview: Dutch Renaissance Masters concert
“Dutch Renaissance Masters – glittering choral treasures from the time of Breughel” is the title of a concert to be given by The Renaissance Choir
27 February, 2018
