Opinion
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Rattle Hall is not dead in the water
It looked like it was curtains for Rattle Hall – the Centre for Music – when the chancellor changed hisRead More -
A new concert hall for Edinburgh – at last
Although plans for a new concert hall in London may have stalled, supporters of the project might find solace inRead More -
Appalling salaries and internships are killing diversity in our industry
If you work in the arts, the chances are you have shared a horror story about your first salary, probablyRead More -
Choirs are on the rise
Two televised choral competitions are building towards their conclusions as this issue of CM goes to press. In hour-long mid-eveningRead More -
Tokenism solves nothing. Diversity should be business as usual
‘One simply wants to be known as the best producer, the best programmer, the best musician. Not the best blackRead More -
Citizen of the world
Three cheers for five-star harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, venting his spleen on Facebook at Theresa May’s attempts to present the acceptable faceRead More -
The impact of community engagement for musicians
Recent decades have witnessed a rapid expansion in community music projects, which are progressively including wider sets of populations andRead More -
Community productions have a lot to teach opera houses about how to run their main season
In the good old days opera companies would employ full-time resident singers to perform a range of roles in productionsRead More -
What does Brexit mean for British musicians?
The fallout from the Brexit referendum is, as yet, unclear. However, we do know that the UK is fracturing, theRead More -
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
