Yangen Xu

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Yang'en Xu is a Singaporean presently pursuing a Master's degree in Musicology at Kings' College London. A mediocre instrumental training in the form of an ABRSM Advanced Certificate in Violin Performance back in 1999 cemented his interest in orchestral music, particularly in the genre of symphonies and huge choral works. His other interests (which he rates higher than music) are food, football and God, and he has been a long-suffering Tottenham Hotspurs and Inter Milan fan, two teams which suffer from the fate of having too much promise and too little accomplishment. His dream job is to be a restaurant reviewer with Sundays off for football matches and church.

Articles by Yangen Xu

Prom 56: NDR Symphony Orchestra – Christoph von Dohnányi @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Prom 43: BBC Symphony Orchestra – Jir (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Prom 41: Philharmonia – Esa-Pekka Salonen @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

London Concerts and Opera Preview: July-August (Features)

Great Violinists at the Proms (Features)

Mozart’s Requiem @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Prom 17: English Baroque Soloists – John Eliot Gardiner @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Prom 16: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Sakari Oramo @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Prom 9: Northern Sinfonia/Thomas Zehetmair @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

English Chamber Orchestra/Roy Goodman/Hilary Hahn @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Alfred Brendel @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Filmharmonic @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green/Chlo (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Mendelssohn’s Elijah – London Orpheus Choir @ Cadogan Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Midori @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Mozart: Requiem – Thames Philharmonic Choir @ Cadogan Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

BBCSO/Jukka-Pekka Saraste @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Handel’s Messiah @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Shostakovich: Symphony No 1, Symphony No 14: LSO/Gergiev @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Elgar: Serenade for Strings; Mozart: Piano Concerto 25; Brahms: Symphony No 1: LSO/Runnicles @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)

Genius of the Violin: Take a Bow!: LSO @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera and Classical Reviews)