Gavin Dixon
@saquabote.bsky.social
Classical music writer and journalist. Reviews Editor of Gramophone.
With David Pountney and Aleksander Laskowski in Poznań for the premiere of Elżbieta Sikora's opera Dorian Gray, for which Pountney is librettist and director. A powerful evening of opera and lots to write about. So review to follow.
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
With David Pountney and Aleksander Laskowski in Poznań for the premiere of Elżbieta Sikora's opera Dorian Gray, for which Pountney is librettist and director. A powerful evening of opera and lots to write about. So review to follow.
The November issue of Gramophone, in which I try to convince Hugo Shirley that Bernstein's recording of Der Rosenkavalier is a classic (spoiler: I fail).
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The November issue of Gramophone, in which I try to convince Hugo Shirley that Bernstein's recording of Der Rosenkavalier is a classic (spoiler: I fail).
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival
August 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival
Great to meet up with Elena Firsova today - preparing a composer profile for Gramophone in the Autumn.
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Great to meet up with Elena Firsova today - preparing a composer profile for Gramophone in the Autumn.
At Oper Köln for the premiere of Philippe Manoury's Die letzten Tage der Menschheit.
June 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
At Oper Köln for the premiere of Philippe Manoury's Die letzten Tage der Menschheit.
In Dresden for Kent Nagano's period-instrument Siegfried.
June 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In Dresden for Kent Nagano's period-instrument Siegfried.
In Frankfurt for (another) Parsifal
May 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In Frankfurt for (another) Parsifal
At Glyndebourne for Parsifal
May 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At Glyndebourne for Parsifal
Some Bruckner landmarks in Linz. The first plaque and the organ, which was built to Bruckner's specification, are at the old cathedral. The E-Minor Mass plaque and the window are at the new cathedral.
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Some Bruckner landmarks in Linz. The first plaque and the organ, which was built to Bruckner's specification, are at the old cathedral. The E-Minor Mass plaque and the window are at the new cathedral.
The music section of a tourist guide to Vienna. An embarrassment of riches.
April 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The music section of a tourist guide to Vienna. An embarrassment of riches.
Theater 82er Haus, an active theatre in rural Austria (with a gorgous art deco exterior), operating in a 'town', Gablitz, so small it doesn't even have a shop. www.theater82erhaus.at
April 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Theater 82er Haus, an active theatre in rural Austria (with a gorgous art deco exterior), operating in a 'town', Gablitz, so small it doesn't even have a shop. www.theater82erhaus.at
An interesting beer to go with today's BBQ, a lambic trippel from Bruges. Tart and fruity
March 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
An interesting beer to go with today's BBQ, a lambic trippel from Bruges. Tart and fruity
'Generative AI is experimental.'
March 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
'Generative AI is experimental.'
A good week for modern British opera in London. This time I'm at ENO for Thea Musgrave's Mary Queen of Scots.
February 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A good week for modern British opera in London. This time I'm at ENO for Thea Musgrave's Mary Queen of Scots.
At Covent Garden for Turnage's latest
February 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
At Covent Garden for Turnage's latest
Climbing the Hirschberg in the snow
February 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Climbing the Hirschberg in the snow
Schubert's second exhumation, 1888
December 21, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Schubert's second exhumation, 1888
My daughter and I have been using the same Spotify account...
December 17, 2024 at 9:55 AM
My daughter and I have been using the same Spotify account...