Bach and Beethoven, Dylan and Van the Man, and Brad Mehldau: the pick of my 09 gigs

I saw rather more gigs in 2009 than is good for the wallet.

The most enjoyable were:

* St Matthew Passion, at the Barbican
* the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra playing Beethoven at the Barbican
* Dylan at the London O2 Arena
* Van the Man in Cardiff, WMC
* Brad Mehldau/Joshua Redman, at Wigmore Hall

There were also some disappointments.

And some big disappointments – watch this space…



Gerry Smith