Music Writer (1/4)
Philip is the Classical Music Writer & Critic for The Herald, Plymouth's leading daily paper. Each Thursday he writes a Classical Music column, and regularly reviews the major classical events happening in the area. County-based information, occasional reviews, and musical articles have also appeared the Western Morning News. Events have included the Chamber Music Series at the University of Plymouth, the Ten Tors Orchestra, Welsh National Opera and Glyndebourne Opera, DartingtonARTS, and annual International Summer School, as well as a large number of other concerts and recitals. Since 1996, Philip has reviewed all the top chamber artists, including the Endellion, Belcea and Skampa Quartets and the Nash Ensemble, pianists, Stephen Hough and Nikolai Demidenko, and the Bournemouth Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras. He has also interviewed such international celebrities as Vladimir Ashkenazy, and violinist, Tasmin Little.


Philip's regular reviews can also be read first online at What's On Southwest. His weekly 'Classical Round-Up' also appears online, as soon as it has appeared in print in the paper, and has been one of the most popular online features of the day. Weekly Columns and reviews also appear on The Herald's own online site, This is Plymouth.
Philip publishes his concert reviews and current weekly column on The Herald's national community website, Beehive, along with a number of useful musical links, both local and national, and some photo galleries of artists who have been featured in previews and reviews. There are also direct links to Philip's two continuation sites on Beehive.
On the following pages you can read what some performers said about Philip's review of their concerts: