Reading Mike Howard's review of the Abbafest held in Brighton last weekend and in particular his thoughts on the Royal Philharmonic at the Dome on the Friday evening (The Argus, June 14), I can only assume he was either at a different concert or did not even attend, as the atmosphere was wonderful and the mix of music superb.

The whole audience seemed to enjoy themselves, as we did.

Perhaps your critic needs to get out more and talk to your readers rather than give his own one-sided and often biased reports.

-Alan and Barbara Goldman, Burgess Hill