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The SitkovetskyTrio: An appealing mixture of musical creativity.

The perfect guide on a romantic journey

The serene calm of the pulsating harp chords and plucked lower strings that usher in Bartok's masterpiece, the Violin Concerto No.2 scarcely prepare the listener for the journey to the heights of the modernist imagination that follows.

What is the '80s sound? Nerd heaven for rock guitarists

Rock star scientist: Professor of quantum physics David Reilly checks the sound in the City Recital Hall.

Of the five electric guitars owned by experimental quantum physicist David Reilly, he likes this one the best. The mustard-yellow Fender Telecaster has two pickups, a maple fretboard and country-rock twang. When he's not in the laboratory pondering the mysteries of life, the universe and everything, he likes to lay down tracks on his axe at home, alone. "It's a fantastic way of switching off."