Philip is the Classical Music Writer for The Herald, Plymouth's daily paper. Each Thursday he writes a Classical Music page (see example), and regularly reviews most local classical events. Occasionally articles and reviews have appeared in the Western Morning News. Since 1996, Philip has reviewed top chamber-artists, including the Endellion, Belcea and Skampa Quartets and the Nash Ensemble, pianists, Stephen Hough and Nikolai Demidenko, the Bournemouth Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras, Welsh National and Glyndebourne Opera, and many local performers. He has interviewed international celebrities like Vladimir Ashkenazy, and violinist, Tasmin Little, which received one of the highest number of 'hits' at the former What's On South West site, and has also reviewed a number of 'cross-over' artists like Russell Watson, Katherine Jenkins, and the Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band.
Since late April, 2010, Philip's reviews now appear first online at SouthWestShows, an exciting new entertainment showcase for the South West, set up by Paul Atkins, former Editor of What's On South West, which posted Philip's concert reviews, 'Classical Roundups', and Reviews Of The Classical Year from 2007. Philip's latest Classical Columns now appear on The Herald's own website, This is Plymouth, and on its Beehive community-site, here with some other local classical information. Top artists, like cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber, have included Philip's reviews on their websites, as well as a number of leading UK agents like Askonas Holt. Over these next few pages, you can also read what other artists have written about Philip's reviews - and occasionally Herald readers too!
