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Peter Quantrill

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Peter has written about music ever since completing his studies in the Classics. He contributes regularly to Gramophone, the Catholic Herald and The Strad, as well as writing for the Salzburg Festival, Warner Classics, Opera and Pianist magazines, among others. He also made significant contributions to Help your Kids with Music (Dorling Kindersley, 2015) and 1001 Classical Recordings (Cassell, rev 2016).

Articles By Peter Quantrill

Così fan tutte, Garsington Opera review - gambling with the highest stakes

Friday, 03 June 2022 Read more...

Siegfried, RINGafa, St Mary’s Putney review - heroes everywhere

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 Read more...

Bluebeard’s Castle 2: Komlósi, Relyea, LPO, Gardner, RFH review - consolations of solitude

Monday, 08 November 2021 Read more...

Crowe, BBCSSO, Volkov, BBC Proms review - shining light on history and heritage

Friday, 27 August 2021 Read more...

Brauss, BBC Philharmonic, Gernon, BBC Proms review - surprises and miracles in store

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 Read more...

King Lear, The Grange Festival review - friendship in adversity

Friday, 16 July 2021 Read more...

Das Lied von der Erde, Kožená, Staples, LSO, Rattle, Barbican online review - more joy than sorrow

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 Read more...

Siegfried, Göteborg Opera online review - a hero for our times

Monday, 29 March 2021 Read more...

Myaskovsky Dialogues, Yekaterinburg online review - revival and revelation

Wednesday, 10 March 2021 Read more...

Pavel Kolesnikov, Wigmore Hall online review - the joyful wisdom of the Goldbergs

Wednesday, 17 February 2021 Read more...

Paul Lewis, Wigmore Hall review – Classical consolations

Thursday, 10 December 2020 Read more...

BSO, Karabits, The Lighthouse, Poole online review – stealing fire from the gods

Thursday, 12 November 2020 Read more...

Istanbul International Music Festival online review – East-West flair and finesse

Saturday, 03 October 2020 Read more...

Bernard Haitink: The Enigmatic Maestro, BBC Two review - saying goodbye with Bruckner

Sunday, 27 September 2020 Read more...

Being Beethoven, BBC Four review – from grubby kid to grumpy genius

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 Read more...

Missa solemnis, BBCSO, Runnicles, Barbican review - affirmation in the face of adversity

Thursday, 05 March 2020 Read more...

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