24 h. ago Ling Ling's Restaurant Islington, London Review: Thrilling Chinese cookery at a friendly Islington wine pub

Ling Ling's Restaurant Islington, London Review: Thrilling Chinese cookery at a friendly Islington wine pub  Time Out Worldwide

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33 h. ago Philharmonia/Rouvali review – Fazil Say’s concerto sounds an urgent wakeup call

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe UK premiere of the Turkish composer’s piano concerto Mother Earth was balanced with theatrical Sibelius and a sure-footed reading of Dvorak’s upbeat Eighth SymphonyThe Philharmonia closed their 80th-anniversary season in style with a pair of late-Romantic big hitters and the UK premiere of a seven-movement piano concerto by Turkish composer Fazil Say. With nature at its heart, the programme journeyed from the frozen wastes of Finland to the sun-kissed woodlands of Bohemia and beyond.En Saga, a last-minute substitute for Falla’s Love the Magician, was Sibelius’s first tone poem, poorly received in 1893 but successfully revised nine years later. The composer refused to furnish any specific literary explanations, yet the colourful score is redolent with imagery, from patriotic pageantry to dusky forests and midnight sleigh rides. It proved meat and drink to fellow Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Plunging into its shadowy dramas, the conductor sustained the mu...

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33 h. ago Philharmonia/ Rouvali review – Fazil Say’s concerto sounds an urgent wakeup call

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe UK premiere of the Turkish composer’s piano concerto Mother Earth was balanced with theatrical Sibelius and a sure-footed reading of Dvorak’s upbeat Eighth SymphonyThe Philharmonia closed their 80th-anniversary season in style with a pair of late-Romantic big hitters and the UK premiere of a seven-movement piano concerto by Turkish composer Fazil Say. With nature at its heart, the programme journeyed from the frozen wastes of Finland to the sun-kissed woodlands of Bohemia and beyond.En Saga, a last-minute substitute for Falla’s Love the Magician, was Sibelius’s first tone poem, poorly received in 1893 but successfully revised nine years later. The composer refused to furnish any specific literary explanations, yet the colourful score is redolent with imagery, from patriotic pageantry to dusky forests and midnight sleigh rides. It proved meat and drink to fellow Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Plunging into its shadowy dramas, the conductor sustained the mu...

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48 h. ago Paddington The Musical review: London needs this musical now more than ever

Paddington The Musical review: London needs this musical now more than ever  Radio Times

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48 h. ago Paddington the Musical review at the Savoy Theatre, London: resistance is futile

Paddington the Musical review at the Savoy Theatre, London: resistance is futile  The Stage

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48 h. ago Fiery Flavors Restaurant Surrey Quays, London Review: A celebration of fragrant spice from the Hunan region of China

Fiery Flavors Restaurant Surrey Quays, London Review: A celebration of fragrant spice from the Hunan region of China  Time Out Worldwide

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4 d. ago Operation London Cafe Movie Review: Engaging premise, slow second half, still worth a watch

Operation London Cafe Movie Review: Engaging premise, slow second half, still worth a watch  Times of India

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5 d. ago Live Review: Mary Gauthier + Jaimee Harris, Kings Place, London – 8th November 2025

Live Review: Mary Gauthier + Jaimee Harris, Kings Place, London – 8th November 2025  Americana UK

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6 d. ago My Bloody Valentine Live In London Review: Pulverising sonic grandeur

My Bloody Valentine Live In London Review: Pulverising sonic grandeur  Mojo Magazine

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6 d. ago My Bloody Valentine whip up a sonic maelstrom on the London stage — review

My Bloody Valentine whip up a sonic maelstrom on the London stage — review  Financial Times

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6 d. ago Hania Rani: Non Fiction review – atmospheric and absorbing storytelling by Polish composer

Barbican Hall, London From ghost-story minimalism to wartime memory, Rani’s two new works, premiered here, shimmer with imagination, although issues of balance diminished the piano concerto In a crowded post-minimalist world, Hania Rani has carved herself out a respectable niche. The Polish pianist and composer’s erudite yet accessible work often defies genres, appealing to classical, jazz and electronic aficionados alike. This concert comprised two 40-minute premieres and fell pretty firmly into the classical category, yet the lively audience skewed significantly younger than the Brahms and Beethoven crowd. Stylishly performed by the envelope-pushing Manchester Collective, it felt like quite the happening.Shining occupied the first half, a piece devised for the kind of 12-piece band favoured by Steve Reich and Philip Glass. It’s based on a short story by Jon Fosse; a stream of consciousness tale of a man lost in the woods at night. Opening with sinister discords on bass clarinet, b...

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6 d. ago LIVE REVIEW: My First Time Bring Poetry & Potency To East London Gig

LIVE REVIEW: My First Time Bring Poetry & Potency To East London Gig  Rock Sound

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6 d. ago Wake Up Dead Man movie review: knives way the hell out (London Film Festival 2025)

Wake Up Dead Man movie review: knives way the hell out (London Film Festival 2025)  Flick Filosopher

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8 d. ago Wildcat Review: Kate Beckinsale Coolly Takes Down East London's Criminal Underground

Wildcat Review: Kate Beckinsale Coolly Takes Down East London's Criminal Underground  Screen Rant

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1 week ago Review: London City Ballet with works by Page, Robbins, Chu, and Ratmansky

Review: London City Ballet with works by Page, Robbins, Chu, and Ratmansky  Gramilano

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1 week ago Radiohead Live In London Review: Still unique, still great, still morphing

Radiohead Live In London Review: Still unique, still great, still morphing  Mojo Magazine

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1 week ago All My Sons review at Wyndham's Theatre, London: Boiling anger

All My Sons review at Wyndham's Theatre, London: Boiling anger  The Stage

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1 week ago Review: The Family Plan 2 Meets the Morgans in Christmastime London, with Familiar Sights, Stale Action and Awkward Family Dyanmics

Review: The Family Plan 2 Meets the Morgans in Christmastime London, with Familiar Sights, Stale Action and Awkward Family Dyanmics  Third Coast Review

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1 week ago Partenope review at the London Coliseum: Sensational Cutting

Partenope review at the London Coliseum: Sensational Cutting  The Stage

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1 week ago Live Review: The Red Clay Strays + Early James, The Roundhouse, Camden, London – 9th November 2025

Live Review: The Red Clay Strays + Early James, The Roundhouse, Camden, London – 9th November 2025  Americana UK

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