Opinion
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Corbyn launches new arts policy
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched a new arts policy outlining his priorities for the arts and arts education inRead More -
From the start
It’s one of those quirks of the brain that memories of decades ago can be quite sharp while we struggleRead More -
Open access
Although CM is celebrating 40 years this issue, Arts Council England and Radio 3 are marking an even greater milestone.Read More -
We can’t afford to have BP-branded classical music in the 2020s
The Pulitzer-prize winning composer John Luther Adams once wrote that ‘art expresses our belief that there will be a futureRead More -
Song cannot live without words
Poetry is the quintessence of a moment. It may be the expression of an emotion, a sense of beauty, aRead More -
Creativity without borders
Much has been made about the uncertainty that the UK is experiencing post-Brexit and things won’t be settled for severalRead More -
Extended Intervals: Bad Kissingen, Dresden and Ely
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Funding the future
New music occupies a strange position: after a work receives its premiere, its allure is lost. Unless it is oneRead More -
Memory Lane
It is only 20 years since HRH the Duchess of Gloucester opened the Adrian Boult Hall as part of BirminghamRead More -
Why does avant-garde music thrive in remote communities?
Earlier this summer I spent some time in a curious, isolated northern outpost that felt a million miles away fromRead More -
London orchestras are uniquely flexible and fleet of foot
When I joined the Philharmonia Orchestra, I had one clear objective – to ensure that the orchestra’s contribution to BritishRead More -
Does private funding of the performing arts and culture stifle creativity?
Since the USA did not have the tradition of patronage for the arts and culture that Europe had, it wasRead More -
Crucial dialogue – Palestine Youth Orchestra tours the UK
It is very easy to despair and see our world as one that is getting darker and darker with violence,Read More -
OMG! Why is BP advertising its sponsorship at the Proms?
OMG. For the second year running, those have been the letters splashed across the back cover of the BBC PromsRead More -
Generation Change
Music teaching can be a uniquely isolating and challenging career path, whether we are classroom music teachers or peripatetic tutors.Read More -
Well planned albums can survive the age of streaming
One of the more interesting digital streaming-related news nuggets to emerge in recent months was the announcement in February thatRead More -
Inclusive Inspiration
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What better way to introduce young people to opera than to get them to create one from scratch?
Ten new, ten-minute operas by ten composers and writers created with ten groups of young people – in partnership withRead More -
Orchestral manoeuvres: aid to cultural relations or diplomatic window dressing?
On the face of it, symphony orchestras are a strange medium in which to conduct contemporary international cultural relations. TheyRead More -
Post-Brexit planning: where next for classical music sector
In the wake of the vote for Brexit, the London-based Creative Industries Federation — whose membership embraces classical music alongsideRead More
