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 + Classical Music Reviews)
Prom 43: BBC Symphony Orchestra – Jir (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Prom 41: Philharmonia – Esa-Pekka Salonen @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
London Concerts and Opera Preview: July-August (Features)
Great Violinists at the Proms (Features)
Mozart’s Requiem @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Prom 17: English Baroque Soloists – John Eliot Gardiner @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Prom 16: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Sakari Oramo @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Prom 9: Northern Sinfonia/Thomas Zehetmair @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
English Chamber Orchestra/Roy Goodman/Hilary Hahn @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Alfred Brendel @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Filmharmonic @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green/Chlo (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Mendelssohn’s Elijah – London Orpheus Choir @ Cadogan Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Midori @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Mozart: Requiem – Thames Philharmonic Choir @ Cadogan Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
BBCSO/Jukka-Pekka Saraste @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Handel’s Messiah @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Shostakovich: Symphony No 1, Symphony No 14: LSO/Gergiev @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Elgar: Serenade for Strings; Mozart: Piano Concerto 25; Brahms: Symphony No 1: LSO/Runnicles @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
Genius of the Violin: Take a Bow!: LSO @ Barbican Hall, London (Opera + Classical Music Reviews)
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Primavera Sound 2023 Barcelona review: part 3 – Depeche Mode, Sparks, Christine And The Queens 7 Jun 2023
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Primavera Sound 2023 Barcelona review: part 2 – Blur, Sudan Archives, Emeralds 7 Jun 2023
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Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023 review: part 1 – Pet Shop Boys, The Waeve, The Comet Is Coming 6 Jun 2023
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Mitridate, re di Ponto review – know where your loyalties lie 5 Jun 2023
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Il barbiere di Siviglia review – much more than ‘shave and a haircut: two bits’ 3 Jun 2023
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Simply Red – Time 3 Jun 2023
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Blur @ City Hall, Newcastle 2 Jun 2023