Blog: Fallen Not Broken

Or, perhaps the concert should have been entitled "Matthew Herbert Plays the Goldsmith's Choir", as I would propose that last night's performance marked their triumphant contribution, in making his performance the success that it was. Is there such a thing as a perfect concert evening? Last night certainly approached that. The Blade Runner setting of the Barbican complex itself contributed to setting my mood: one enters its hidden world of darkened brutalist architecture, hidden gardens, contemplative lakes, deep shadows, high walkways, confusing warrens and glittering skyscrapers with a kind of renewed appreciation for the cityscape, its beauty and [...]