31 December 2009
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Reviews of Brighton Festival

Arthur Oppenheimer

John Myerscough and Alasdair Beatson

By Arthur Oppenheimer
Myerscough and Beatson filled the Pavilion Theatre with cello and piano - but did the pairing really work?

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NAME: Arthur Oppenheimer

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John Myerscough (Piano) and Alasdair Beatson (cello) have won many international awards, their repertoire looked interesting and yet somehow for me it didn’t raise my spirit.

In fact at times the duo seemed to play against each other rather than in accord. I know that sometimes this is role of a duo – to spark one instrument off against the other.

But for the first time in this festival this lunchtime concert did not meet my expectations. Seeking another point of view I turned to a young visiting American sitting next to me doing an MA in the expressive arts and asked her what score she would give the performance. ‘Six out of 10’ she said. I concur.

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