In a world where anyone can be an online critic, how much has changed in classical music reviewing and what are the skills required to do the job well? Shamistha de Soysa discusses the difference between ‘a critic’ and ‘a reviewer’ and talks to musicians, editors, artistic directors and an audience member about what they hope and expect to read in reviews.

Reviewer

★★★★½

[In] the fiendishly difficult Violin Concerto . . . [he] dazzled, channelling his inner Paganini and giving an astonishing bravura performance . . . showing cultivated double-stopping as he risked the required break neck speed . . .

[The] virtuosic and vacuous Violin Concerto . . ....