The Northern Sinfonia

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This post was published more than 14 years ago
I keep old posts on the site because I often enjoy reading old content on other people's sites. It can be interesting to see how views have changed over time: for example, how my strident teenage views have, to put it mildly, mellowed.
I'm not a believer in brushing the past under the carpet. I've written some offensive rubbish on here in the past: deleting it and pretending it never happened doesn't change that. I hope that stumbling across something that's 14 years old won't offend anyone anew, because I hope that people can understand that what I thought and felt and wrote about then is probably very different to what I think and feel and write about now. It's a relic of an (albeit recent) bygone era.
So, given the age of this post, please bear in mind:
- My views may well have changed in the last 14 years. I have written some very silly things over the years, many of which I find cringeworthy today.
- This post might use words or language in ways which I would now consider inappropriate, offensive, embarrassing, or all three.
- Factual information might be outdated.
- Links might be broken, and embedded material might not appear properly.
Okay. Consider yourself duly warned. Read on...
The Times recently rated the Northern Sinfonia as the third-best orchestra in the country. I went to see them perform some Mozart yesterday, at home in The Sage Gateshead, and I reckon they’re better than that.
I’m no authority on classical music performance, but then I’m not an authority on anything and that’s not stopped me writing the last 974 missives. But my limited knowledge does allow me to say that I thought the Northern Sinfonia was fantastic – an amazing three hours, in an amazing location.
If you’re looking for a bit of a different night out, it’s highly recommended.
This 971st post was filed under: Reviews.