Rick Jones
Articles by Rick Jones
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Music
The age of Enlightenment
- 23 April 2009
Venezuela’s thrilling youth ensemble proves to be far more than a novelty act
Theatre
Blinded by the light
- 12 March 2009
The drama of John Adams’s nuclear opera is lost in theorems
Doctor Atomic
London Coliseum, WC2
Opera
Plastic not so fantastic
- 22 January 2009
An opera about cosmetic surgery is witty, but lacks genuine feeling
Skin Deep
Opera North, Leeds
Music
A fight of titans
- 09 October 2008
Messiaen and others give London's new concert venue an auspicious launch
Opening Festival Kings Place, London N1
Music
Facing the music
- 11 September 2008
The Beethoven Festival in Bonn has a history of being misused for political ends. This year, the organisers have confronted its troubled past
Music
The thrill of the chase
- 31 July 2008
Rachmaninov is safe in the hands of this Russian soloist, bar the nervous start
Prom 10: BBC Philharmonic
Royal Albert Hall, London SW7
Theatre
We are all Cretans
- 24 April 2008
Birtwistle's new work is austere and challenges human nature head-on
The Minotaur
Royal Opera House, London WC2
Society
A god among mortals
- 14 February 2008
Feats of expression and memory from a showman and living phenomenon
Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle
Royal Festival Hall, London SE1
Music
Emotional landscapes
- 31 January 2008
Is the world finally ready for the extraordinary, passionate music of Olivier Messiaen?
