Gavin Dixon
@saquabote.bsky.social
Classical music writer and journalist. Reviews Editor of Gramophone.
The November issue of Gramophone, in which I try to convince Hugo Shirley that Bernstein's recording of Der Rosenkavalier is a classic (spoiler: I fail).
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The November issue of Gramophone, in which I try to convince Hugo Shirley that Bernstein's recording of Der Rosenkavalier is a classic (spoiler: I fail).
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival
August 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival
Great to meet up with Elena Firsova today - preparing a composer profile for Gramophone in the Autumn.
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Great to meet up with Elena Firsova today - preparing a composer profile for Gramophone in the Autumn.
At Oper Köln for the premiere of Philippe Manoury's Die letzten Tage der Menschheit.
June 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
At Oper Köln for the premiere of Philippe Manoury's Die letzten Tage der Menschheit.
In Dresden for Kent Nagano's period-instrument Siegfried.
June 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In Dresden for Kent Nagano's period-instrument Siegfried.
In Frankfurt for (another) Parsifal
May 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In Frankfurt for (another) Parsifal
At Glyndebourne for Parsifal
May 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At Glyndebourne for Parsifal
Some Bruckner landmarks in Linz. The first plaque and the organ, which was built to Bruckner's specification, are at the old cathedral. The E-Minor Mass plaque and the window are at the new cathedral.
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Some Bruckner landmarks in Linz. The first plaque and the organ, which was built to Bruckner's specification, are at the old cathedral. The E-Minor Mass plaque and the window are at the new cathedral.
The music section of a tourist guide to Vienna. An embarrassment of riches.
April 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The music section of a tourist guide to Vienna. An embarrassment of riches.
Theater 82er Haus, an active theatre in rural Austria (with a gorgous art deco exterior), operating in a 'town', Gablitz, so small it doesn't even have a shop. www.theater82erhaus.at
April 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Theater 82er Haus, an active theatre in rural Austria (with a gorgous art deco exterior), operating in a 'town', Gablitz, so small it doesn't even have a shop. www.theater82erhaus.at
An interesting beer to go with today's BBQ, a lambic trippel from Bruges. Tart and fruity
March 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
An interesting beer to go with today's BBQ, a lambic trippel from Bruges. Tart and fruity
'Generative AI is experimental.'
March 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
'Generative AI is experimental.'
A good week for modern British opera in London. This time I'm at ENO for Thea Musgrave's Mary Queen of Scots.
February 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A good week for modern British opera in London. This time I'm at ENO for Thea Musgrave's Mary Queen of Scots.
At Covent Garden for Turnage's latest
February 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
At Covent Garden for Turnage's latest
Climbing the Hirschberg in the snow
February 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Climbing the Hirschberg in the snow
Schubert's second exhumation, 1888
December 21, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Schubert's second exhumation, 1888
My daughter and I have been using the same Spotify account...
December 17, 2024 at 9:55 AM
My daughter and I have been using the same Spotify account...