Myles Oakey

LIVE REVIEW // New Music descends on Hull

July 29, 2019

BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT PRS New Music Biennial 2019Various artistsHull, 12-14 July “Well that was interesting,” an elderly woman commented to her friend, sitting […]

REVIEW // Myles goes to Systems_Theory (Ensemble Thing)

July 8, 2019

BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Systems_TheoryEnsemble Thing, Emily De Simone (cello)Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, 30 June The cello, in its brooding tonal richness and […]

Rakhi Singh and Seb Gainsborough on collaboration and musical freedom

June 13, 2019

BY MYLES OAKEY (EUROPE CORRESPONDENT) Shadowing five onstage performers, a flickering analogue film gestures a bleeding heart, which rests atop a woman’s bare chest. Layered […]

How can Classical:NEXT best respond to our times?

June 4, 2019

BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Disclaimer: Opinions reflect those of the writer and not necessarily the publication. In a persuasive project pitch, the artistic director […]

LIVE REVIEW // Myles goes to Tectonics Glasgow

May 13, 2019

BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Tectonics Festival (presented by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra)Various locations, Glasgow, 4-5 May Crowded on the red-carpeted stairs of Glasgow’s City […]

Berlin filmmakers launch platform showcasing real, musical lives

March 22, 2019

BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT On Wednesday nights at Bar Zum Schmutzigen Hobby, Miss Judy Ladivina, draped in glitter and windblown by the glamour of […]

LONGREAD // Clemens Christian Poetzsch finds his musical language

February 26, 2019

MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Antique brass chandeliers and plastic fans are suspended from a corrugated iron ceiling. A cathedral-like steel arch braces the roof. To […]