ASO review: Vitality with Pinchas Zukerman

After COVID-related delays beginning in 2020, the ASO’s date with Pinchas Zukerman finally materialised and with it a most magical performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto.

Decoding Handel’s Messiah oratorio, composed in just 24 days

Handel’s masterpiece – performed for centuries at Easter – has become a Christmas tradition. Zoltan Szabo unpacks the history and structure of the evergreen oratorio.