Nick Boston
@nickb86uk.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 Writing about classical music. Former OU Associate Lecturer. Tenor. He/him.
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The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra strings excel, with expressive Britten from Padmore & Watkins, and exciting MacMillan from MacGregor @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra strings excel, with expressive Britten from Padmore & Watkins, and exciting MacMillan from MacGregor
Joanna MacGregor & the BPO strings © Frances Marshall Mark Padmore (tenor) Alexei Watkins (horn) Joanna MacGregor (piano/conductor) Brigh...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra strings excel, with expressive Britten from Padmore & Watkins, and exciting MacMillan from MacGregor @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
Gothic Opera allows another side of Offenbach to shine at Battersea Arts Centre @gothicopera.bsky.social
Gothic Opera allows another side of Offenbach to shine at Battersea Arts Centre
Die Rheinnixen © Craig Fuller Max Hoehn (director) Hannah von Wiehler (conductor) Leon Haxby (arranger) Isabella van Braeckel (set & cos...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Gothic Opera allows another side of Offenbach to shine at Battersea Arts Centre @gothicopera.bsky.social
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The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller in Mark-Anthony Turnage's hands at Glyndebourne
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October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller in Mark-Anthony Turnage's hands at Glyndebourne
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Gothic Opera allows another side of Offenbach to shine at Battersea Arts Centre @gothicopera.bsky.social
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bachtrack.com/review-offen...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Gothic Opera allows another side of Offenbach to shine at Battersea Arts Centre @gothicopera.bsky.social
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The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller in Turnage's hands at Glyndebourne
The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller in Turnage's hands at Glyndebourne
Jessica Cale (Bobbie), Henna Mun (Phyllis) & Matthew McKinney (Peter) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd/Richard Hubert Smith Tim Anderson (Con...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller in Turnage's hands at Glyndebourne
Highly engaging performance of Tarney's effective Lux Stellarum from The Choir of Royal Holloway @conviviumrecords.bsky.social
Highly engaging performance of Tarney's effective Lux Stellarum from The Choir of Royal Holloway
It’s a crowded field these days for new choral music, which is good news for the genre, but it does make it harder for composers and their c...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Highly engaging performance of Tarney's effective Lux Stellarum from The Choir of Royal Holloway @conviviumrecords.bsky.social
Hugh Shrapnel shares thoughts on his music, influences, and life as a composer.
Hugh Shrapnel shares thoughts on his music, influences, and life as a composer
Hugh Shrapnel Having reviewed three albums of composer Hugh Shrapnel’s music now, it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to sit down wit...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Hugh Shrapnel shares thoughts on his music, influences, and life as a composer.
Playful Coleridge-Taylor contrasting with dramatic Mahler from the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
Playful Coleridge-Taylor contrasting with dramatic Mahler from the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
Elena Urioste © Chris Gloag Elena Urioste (violin) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Alice Farnham (conductor) Ruth Rogers (leader) 2.45pm...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Playful Coleridge-Taylor contrasting with dramatic Mahler from the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
'A New World' - Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off their 101st season in style @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
'A New World' - Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off their 101st season in style
Junyan Chen Junyan Chen (piano) Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Ruth Rogers (leader) 2.45pm, Sunday 28 Septe...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
'A New World' - Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off their 101st season in style @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
An impressive debut recording from Birmingham's chamber choir, The Elgar Scholars @conviviumrecords.bsky.social
An impressive debut recording from Birmingham's chamber choir, The Elgar Scholars
The Elgar Scholars describe themselves as Birmingham’s newest pre-professional chamber choir, and is conducted by co-musical directors Jim ...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
An impressive debut recording from Birmingham's chamber choir, The Elgar Scholars @conviviumrecords.bsky.social
Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky at the BBC Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky
Franz Welser-Möst © BBC/Chris Christodoulou Vienna Philharmonic Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) BBC Proms 7.30pm, Sunday 31 August, 2025 Roya...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Beauty of sound dilutes the passion in Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky at the BBC Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Bampton Classical Opera have fun with Salieri at The Barn, Old Walland
Bampton Classical Opera have fun with Salieri at The Barn, Old Walland
Siân Dicker (Mirandolina) & Samuel Pantcheff (Fabrizio) © Bampton Classical Opera Andrew Griffiths (Conductor) Jeremy Gray (Director/Desig...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Bampton Classical Opera have fun with Salieri at The Barn, Old Walland
Musical resilience from Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk at the Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Musical resilience from Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk at the Proms
Pekka Kuusisto & members of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra © Andy Paradise Katarina Barruk (vocals) Arnljot Nordvik (guitar) Christer Jørg...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Musical resilience from Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk at the Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Le Concert Spirituel's Striggio marred by flawed staging choices at the BBC Proms
Le Concert Spirituel's Striggio marred by flawed staging choices at the BBC Proms
Hervé Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel © BBC/Mark Allan Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet BBC Proms 7.30pm, Sunday 17 August, 2025 Royal Albe...
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August 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Le Concert Spirituel's Striggio marred by flawed staging choices at the BBC Proms
Nicholas Collon and @auroraorchestra.bsky.social pull off another dramatic performance from memory at the Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra pull off another dramatic performance from memory
Max Revell as Dmitry Shostakovich © BBC/Andy Paradise Max Revell (actor/dancer) Polly Frame (actor) Craig Stein (actor) Sarah Twomey (ac...
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August 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Nicholas Collon and @auroraorchestra.bsky.social pull off another dramatic performance from memory at the Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Taadaki Otaka and the BBC NOW at the BBC Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Taadaki Otaka and the BBC NOW
Tadaaki Otaka conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales © BBC/Mark Allan Vadym Kholodenko (piano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaak...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Taadaki Otaka and the BBC NOW at the BBC Proms @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra launch their 101st season @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra launch their 101st season
Elena Urioste, BPO season brochure After an extremely successful 100 th season, the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra have revealed their pl...
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July 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra launch their 101st season @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at @wigmore-hall.org.uk
Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall
Rachel Podger, Ian Page & The Mozartists © The Mozartists Rachel Podger (violin) The Mozartists Ian Page (conductor) 7.30pm, Wednesday 18 ...
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June 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at @wigmore-hall.org.uk
Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on
Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on
Iestyn Davies (David) and the Glyndebourne Chorus © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photography by ASH Jonathan Cohen (Conductor) Barrie Kos...
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June 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on
A golden Turangalîla-Symphonie to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic's centenary @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
A golden Turangalîla-Symphonie to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic's centenary
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Frances Marshall Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Joseph Havlat (piano) Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)...
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April 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A golden Turangalîla-Symphonie to celebrate the Brighton Philharmonic's centenary @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
Fantasias for Piano - Martin Cousin presents some unexpected treats, performed with effortless and expressive virtuosity @conviviumrecords.bsky.social
Fantasias for Piano - Martin Cousin presents some unexpected treats, performed with effortless and expressive virtuosity
The Fantasia is a form that has been used by many composers since the sixteenth century, and has its roots in a sense of improvisation. The...
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April 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Fantasias for Piano - Martin Cousin presents some unexpected treats, performed with effortless and expressive virtuosity @conviviumrecords.bsky.social
Convincing MacMillan from Benedetti contrasts with Noseda's full-on Shostakovich @londonsymphony.bsky.social @barbicancentre.bsky.social
Convincing MacMillan from Benedetti contrasts with Noseda's full-on Shostakovich
Nicola Benedetti & the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO/Mark Allan Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Nicola Benedetti (violin) London Symphony ...
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April 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Convincing MacMillan from Benedetti contrasts with Noseda's full-on Shostakovich @londonsymphony.bsky.social @barbicancentre.bsky.social
Brighton-based singing teacher achieves the highest level of certification in Estill Voice Training®
Brighton-based singing teacher achieves the highest level of certification in Estill Voice Training®
Stefan Holmström Stefan Holmström is a trained opera singer who has been teaching voice for many years now. He has recently achieved accred...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Brighton-based singing teacher achieves the highest level of certification in Estill Voice Training®
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra scale new heights with Colin Currie at the helm in a celebration of Steve Reich @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra scale new heights with Colin Currie at the helm in a celebration of Steve Reich
Steve Reich Colin Currie (conductor, percussion) Joanna MacGregor (piano) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Ruth Rogers (leader) 7.30pm, Su...
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March 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra scale new heights with Colin Currie at the helm in a celebration of Steve Reich @bpo-orchestra.bsky.social
BREMF Consort of Voices perform Palestrina, as well as music by Allegro, Victoria, Gabrieli and Marenzio. St Paul's Church, Brighton, 7.30pm Friday 28 March.
BREMF Consort of Voices - Palestrina 500: Music from Italy and the Sistine Chapel
Join BREMF Consort of Voices to celebrate the 500 anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in 1525, whose graceful po...
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March 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
BREMF Consort of Voices perform Palestrina, as well as music by Allegro, Victoria, Gabrieli and Marenzio. St Paul's Church, Brighton, 7.30pm Friday 28 March.