Features
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Jammin’
JAM on the Marsh festival is going from strength to strength, each year developing and nurturing a community of artistsRead More -
Online production of the month: Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina Mussorgsky La Scala, Milan Review by James Imam Photography by Brescia & Amisano Crouched over his score likeRead More -
DVD of the month: The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel Adès Erato 0190295525507 By Francis Muzzu Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel was first seen at the SalzburgRead More -
In pursuit of perfection
Social media is an important tool for promoting the musician. But how can the pressure to maintain a perfect onlineRead More -
On my mind
CM editor Lucy Thraves introduces the Harmony in Mind campaign with her own revelations about living with anxiety, and suggestsRead More -
Artist of the month: Héloïse Werner
If you think of artists when they start out, they just make art. When you think of painters or artistsRead More -
Premieres: April’s new music
2019 marks the bicentenary of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s birth, and by way of celebration, the V&A are puttingRead More -
String & Keyboard Musik Programme
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Yerkin Tatishev’s vision culminates in musical magic at the inaugural Tsinandali Festival
Turning his vision into a remarkable reality is what packed 1000 people into this groundbreaking event. In collaboration withRead More -
Blazing a trail: Clara Schumann at 200
Clara Schumann was a towering figure in the German Romantic movement, her gifts as a pianist and composer no lessRead More -
Premieres: March’s new music
Alex Woolf’s Golden Rhapsody was recorded by Sir James Galway in 2017, but it will receive its first live performanceRead More -
Preview: Dani Howard on her first opera Robin Hood
The Opera Story will premiere 25-year-old composer Dani Howard’s first full-length production, Robin Hood, on 27 February at London’s CLFRead More -
Hitting the right notes
Conall Gleeson recently won a British Composer Award for his work with the New Note Orchestra – an orchestra thatRead More -
These Polish things
Jennifer Pike’s latest disc is an exploration of Polish music and character, and a celebration of the violinist’s own identityRead More -
Global fusion
The Symphony Orchestra of India’s first UK tour takes place later this month, visiting venues up and down the countryRead More -
What’s the score?
Is it time for Sibelius to stand aside? Toby Deller speaks to composers about their experiences of Dorico notation softwareRead More -
Premieres: February’s new music
‘My intention was to reflect the tragedy of Schumann’s illness through Clara’s eyes,’ says Sally Beamish of her latest workRead More -
Stirring movements from the Land of Fire
Azerbaijan is a hidden gem of Europe’s classical repertoire and the confluence of Eastern and Western traditions, writes cellist and conductor Dmitry YablonskyRead More -
Isn’t culture about how we value things?
In last month’s issue, Camilla Seale told the stories of two musicians whose experiences of freelancing were split between greatRead More -
Trouble ahead?
Simon Mundy reflects on the rise of populism across Europe and the ways in which music can offer unity andRead More
