Review - Beethoven Symphony 7, Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings) It's always a pleasure to see new releases from the once-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, an orchestra we've associated with the big yellow banners...

Review - Dvorak Symphony 7, 8, 9, Gustavo Dudamel / Los Angeles Philharmonic / Deutsche Grammophon Dvorak Symphonies 7, 8, 9 by Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic - An odd introduction Earlier in his career,...

Review - Bruckner Symphony 8, Christian Thielemann / Vienna Philharmonic / Sony Classical The High Arts Review Rating ★★★(★)☆ The booklet informs us that this is a captured live performance from Vienna, recorded in October 2019...

Review - Beethoven Symphonies 1-9, The Creatures of Prometheus Overture & Nos. 9 & 16, Coriolan Overture, Leonore Overture no. 3 (op. 72b), Fidelio & Egmont Overtures, Symphony 10 First Movement realised and completed...

Review - Beethoven, Symphonies 1-9, Marek Janowski/WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln NDR Chor / Christian Elsner, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Regine Hangler, Wiebke Lehmkuhl The High Arts Review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Janowski's is a solid,...

Midsummer Night’s Dream (2015) / Alexander Ekman (Choreography & set designs) /  Royal Swedish Ballet / Mikael Karlsson (music) An audacious stage work True, this has nothing to do with Shakespeare's play apart from sharing the...

Film review: MS Slavic 7 / Director: Sofia Bohdanowicz/ Released: 2019 I have nothing but praise for this contemporary masterpiece which I discovered through MUBI. Director Sofia Bohdanowicz has crafted a genuine work of art,...

Music Review: Beethoven, Triple Concerto & Symphony 7 / Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Deutsche Grammophon The High Arts Review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★...

Film review: 1917 / Director: Sam Mendes / Released: 2019 1917 is one of those rare films that appear every once in a while, to remind you what great cinema is all about. And not from...

Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood / Director: Quentin Tarantino / Released: 2019 That Tarantino is the creator of visually stunning set pieces is a known fact. And his latest instalment, a tour de...