An incriminating note written on sheet music, a flirtatious musician, a pint of bitter … this intricate, sure-footed crime show’s farewell is even more accomplished than its predecessor
A few bars into the world premiere of Sir Alexander Lermontov’s new work, which isn’t actually called Lugubrious Fire in a Pet Shop but sounds like one, the Oxford Concert Orchestra’s leader, Margeaux Quincannon, falls dead across the stage.
Someone has doctored the violinist’s rosin with nuts, prompting a fatal anaphylactic reaction.
