A Life in Four Seasons review – dancers of all ages have spring in their steps Performers representing the four seasons of life – and a wide range of styles – dance to a ravey remix of Vivaldi The Guardian - UK · Jun 14
From strads to shreds and Vivaldi to Van Halen, classical and heavy metal are a natural pairing With ear-splitting excess, flamboyant virtuosity and a talent for transgression, where classical music has led, metal has followed. Let’s hope the Philharmonia’s Metal Orchestrated concert turns it up to 11 The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
Gli Incogniti/Beyer: Bach from Italy album review – fascinating collection sizzles and shines Violinist Amandine Beyer and the musicians of Gli Incogniti juxtapose original works by Vivaldi and the Marcello brothers with the Bach compositions they inspired and influenced The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons reimagined in Scotland to mark 300th anniversary A SCOTTISH folk interpretation of a Vivaldi classic is being released to mark the 300th anniversary of the original work. The National (Scotland) · Sep 28, 2025
TV tonight: Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone lead a true-crime drama The pair try to get into the minds of a young gang in Under the Bridge. Plus: the surprisingly captivating The Secret Life of Trees. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
Michael Morpurgo to recite Vivaldi-inspired poetry at inaugural Cornwall festival Author wants to take arts to ‘middle of wonderful nowhere’ in far south-west, often missed by people heading for coast The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025
Tina Fey shares Steve Carell’s hilarious response to news of Four Seasons renewal Netflix adaptation of popular 1981 film was recently renewed for a second season The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
Tina Fey reveals Four Seasons episode one Easter egg that foreshadows tragic twist Episode seven of the new Netflix comedy witnessed a shocking death The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons is a delight, and filled with some of the best comedic talent on TV 4/5 Steve Carell and Colman Domingo also star in this terrifically entertaining, loose adaptation of Alan Alda’s 1981 movie The Independent UK · May 1, 2025
‘Touching the soul is all that matters!’ The outrageous genius of Barrie Kosky and his Wagner phantasmagoria He put Carmen in a gorilla suit and had Das Rheingold’s Erda represented by an 82-year-old naked woman. What are the the director’s plans for his edge-of-the-seat Die Walküre? The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025
The week in classical: Arias Reimagined; Rhythm of the Seasons; Out of the Deep; Turandot – review In a good week for baroque experiments, Handel meets Britney Spears and AI, while a whirlwind percussionist unpicks Vivaldi The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025
Figure: Side By Side review – spikily stylish baroque and contemporary music Stone Nest, LondonVivaldi and Handel shadow-boxed with Caroline Shaw and Joanna Ward in this ambitious, punchy concert The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025
Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński: ‘Breakdancing feeds into my performances – music dictates the way you move on stage’ The singer on his high voice, his forthcoming Proms debut and his other lives – as a breakdancer, skateboard champion and Vogue model The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
I’ll take your brain to another dimension … my classical DJ set at Glastonbury Georgia Mann is usually to be found at BBC Broadcasting House presenting Radio 3’s Essential Classics. Why was she in a field in Glastonbury this weekend, and did she get the festival crowd moving? The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024 The week in classical: Riot Symphony; L’Olimpiade; LSO/Tilson Thomas review – humanity and hope Pussy Riot and a young anti-Nazi protester inspire an exhilarating world premiere; an offstage stand-in steals the show in Irish National Opera’s latest elegant Vivaldi; and the LSO rallies around a much-loved conductor
Louder · Apr 28, 2024 “I’m 16 and they were my heroes… They started to laugh because I was also playing the echo parts. I didn’t know they were a special effect”: Obsessive attention to detail was always Eddie Jobson’s superpower From a backstage performance for Curved Air to being dragged onstage by Frank Zappa and out-complicating King Crimson, the UK violinist has managed to ignore distractions from making music
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024 Classical home listening: Má vlast with the Czech Phil; Andreas Scholl revisits Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic mark Smetana’s bicentenary in peerless style, while the countertenor and Accademia Bizantina contemplate the Virgin Mary
Tom’s Guide · Feb 14, 2024 I wrote the book on Tomb Raider and spoke to the devs about Lara Croft’s return in the Remastered Trilogy Tomb Raider I-III Remastered proves how iconic the original trilogy remains to this day — and I spoke to the developers to get their unique insight into Lara Craft's return.
Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023 BBC Proms: Britten Sinfonia/Thomas Gould review - the ensemble takes on Max Richter with unfussy panache The Tomas Gould-directed Proms was both daring and energetic
Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023 Prom 4 at the Royal Albert Hall review: revitalised Vivaldi with a provocative take on Four Seasons This took well-worn music and made it fresh – no mean achievement
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023 Scottish Ensemble review – Anna Meredith’s electronic Vivaldi thunders and chills Jonathan Morton was a vibrant soloist in Meredith’s playful reimagining of The Four Seasons, in a showcase of nature-inspired gems by Jessie Montgomery, Fredrik Sjölin and more
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023 Hooked on classics? But if you want to learn to play, you’d better be posh My state school taught me the value of Bach and Vivaldi. Today’s pupils aren’t so lucky
Evening Standard · May 10, 2023 BBC Proms 2023: the 20 concerts to book now, from Anna Lapwood to a Northern Soul night From Portuguese Fado to the Rite of Spring played from memory, a Horrible Histories opera and a tribute to a Bollywood legend, there’s something for everyone
Los Angeles Times · Apr 21, 2023 Review: An outstanding French drama explores the joy and pain of 'Other People's Children' The superb French drama "Other People's Children" opens on the Eiffel Tower at night — a timeless romantic image that floods you with warmth and maybe induces a chuckle. It's a cliche, oui, but a wittily, knowingly deployed one. The tower's famous beacon shimmers across the famous city that's home…
Wales Online · Apr 4, 2023 You can listen to ABBA and Queen by candlelight at a stunning Welsh cathedral A unique series of concerts will also pay homage to Hans Zimmer, Coldplay and Taylor Swift