Jun 12, 2020 | Insights, Videos
9 June 2020, online at 2 p.m., now available to Watch on Demand. “Emanuel Ax continues his exploration of the history of great pianists who have performed at Carnegie Hall. Joining him for this afternoon of music and conversation are Garrick Ohlsson,...
Jun 10, 2020 | Insights, News
There are so many pressing problems to solve in the UK that it takes courage even to mention the desperate situation of classical music in the time of Covid-19. There’s a real possibility of a devastated landscape on the other side of this; orchestras may not survive,...
May 31, 2020 | Insights, Ramblings
It has been suggested that I invite readers to nominate British Composers whom are unjustly neglected, and in so doing suggest a work of theirs that best represents them, whether recorded or not. I’ll start the ball rolling and give you my choice, Sir Lennox Berkeley....
May 30, 2020 | Insights, Ramblings
In 2014, the respective composers’ eightieth-birthday year, Tom Service met Sirs Harrison Birtwistle (pictured right) & Peter Maxwell Davies for a fascinating and revealing conversation, just now rebroadcast on BBC Radio 3 (11.45 a.m. on Saturday May 30, and...
May 27, 2020 | Guest Contributors, Insights
This year and next see the centenaries of the births of several exceptional British composers, whose music has – it seems, naturally – suffered almost total neglect since their deaths, seemingly going the way of almost all posthumous flesh. They were very different...
May 22, 2020 | Guest Contributors, Insights, Videos
As ever, Sir Antonio is an engaging and illuminating guide, this time regarding a famous aria from Leoncavallo’s opera, Pagliacci. To watch the ten-minute video, please click on the play button below: House Music Episode 7 with Antonio Pappano 🎶 The seventh...
