Interviews
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Nicolas Hodges celebrates Beethoven and Birtwistle on disc
Pianist Nicolas Hodges’ new album A Bag of Bagatelles pairs works by Harrison Birtwistle – here given their premiere recordingsRead More -
River of change: NYO musicians’ mission to diversify orchestral music
There is a gaping hole in orchestral music. Harriet Clifford speaks to two musicians from the National Youth Orchestra ofRead More -
Composer Julia Plaut introduces her new score for 24 Steinway pianos
Julia Plaut’s 24 Pianos was commissioned to celebrate the arrival of a new fleet of Steinway instruments at Cardiff’s RoyalRead More -
Recording Edward Gregson’s complete piano music
A new disc of Edward Gregson’s complete music for solo piano has been released by Naxos. Murray McLachlan shares hisRead More -
Bach to basics
Like all conductors, David Bernard spends much of his time imparting precise ideas about musical works to other performers, butRead More -
One to Watch – Tom Borrow
A recent cancellation gave Tom Borrow the big break he needed, replacing Khatia Buniatishvili as soloist for a concerto forRead More -
Music for the mind
Russian-born pianist Yulia Chaplina is harnessing the power of music to cheer people up during the pandemic by sharing herRead More -
Free for all
Angela Hewitt considers the importance of staying musically connected during the coronavirus lockdown, but hopes it won’t set a precedentRead More -
Shared experience
Pianist Christina McMaster introduces her new weekly series of meditation, yoga and music evenings, available online for free during theRead More -
Path to light
Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky introduces his recent online recitals of works by Beethoven and Franck For me, these concerts wereRead More -
Encounters – Andrew Carter, composer
‘I come from a family of change-ringers and my mother had a good voice. My introduction to music was throughRead More -
Preview: Karl Lutchmayer performs Busoni’s Piano Concerto
British-Goan pianist Karl Lutchmayer will perform Busoni’s Piano Concerto Op 39 on 30 November at St John’s Smith Square, aRead More -
The high-living hillbilly
In the cover feature of this October’s issue of Opera Now, Michael Spyres explains how he found his true ‘baritenor’Read More -
The season of Jamie Barton
From witches and Wagner to women championing body positivity, the mezzo soprano talks all things opera with Lisa Houston DuringRead More -
‘Soaring star in new skies’: Interview with Fatma Said
Jon Tolansky speaks to talented young soprano Fatma Said, who recently made her Proms debut In the short time thatRead More -
Celebrating the minuet: Q&A with Alessandro Stella
Alessandro Stella’s album Minuetto: The Art of the Regal Dance, a programme of minuets by 20 composers inspired by GuyRead More -
Stephen Wallack releases his debut album Chapters
Stephen Wallack’s Chapters features new age pieces inspired by important moments in the pianist’s life. From ‘Weddings’, composed for hisRead More -
Q&A: Angela Dixon
As Saffron Hall celebrates its fifth anniversary, Lucy Thraves caught up with chief executive Angela Dixon to find out moreRead More -
Artist of the Month: Denise Ham
‘People’s personalities are very different in front of orchestras but the worst thing a conductor can be on the rostrumRead More -
Interview: Francesco Cilluffo
An Italian who, he reveals, does not drink espresso coffee and is not an enthusiast for Italian food, Francesco CilluffoRead More
