the ‘dimensionalist’ who wrote a symphony for 1,000 telephones

Symphony concerts aren’t supposed to be like this. This week for the world premiere of Huang Ruo’s City of Floating Sounds, audiences will download an app and line up at one of four designated starting points on the streets of Manchester. They then select and play one of the symphony’s eleven synchronized, pre-recorded songs on … Read more

Riot Symphony; L’Olimpiade; LSO/Tilson Thomas review – humanity and hope

From wartime ballroom to boxing arena and venue for political meetings, Belfast’s Ulster Hall has a grand and stormy history, dating back to 1862. Charles Dickens performed there; Protestant loyalist Ian Paisley gave fiery speeches; Led Zeppelin played Stairway to Heaven for the first time. Since 2009 it has been home to the Ulster Orchestra, … Read more