Insights Archives - Colin's Column

Martyn Brabbins remembers Harrison Birtwistle.

Apr 21, 2022 | Guest Contributors, Insights, Videos

A brief reflection on a great man. Conducting Harry’s music was akin to an unending journey, discovering along the way new worlds of sound and individual modes of musical expression. I find the music all-consuming, and the task of revealing each newly minted...

Radu Lupu 1945-2022: Telling a story you could believe.

Apr 19, 2022 | Guest Contributors, Insights

Ateş Orga’s 2001 International Piano profile Where does one begin? The biographical landmarks are well known enough. Born 30 November 1945 in Galati, Rumania (that same Russified Galatz of Liszt’s period of quarantine before going to Constantinople). Student of...

Harrison Birtwistle’s Desert Island Discs – broadcast January 1994: interesting, and maybe surprising.

Apr 19, 2022 | Insights

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0093r01 HB in conversation with Sue Lawley.

Myron Bloom talks to Sarah Willis (one of Sarah’s Horn Hangouts).

Mar 30, 2022 | Insights, Videos

Myron Bloom pictured with George Szell Myron Bloom (1926-2019) was George Szell’s principal horn in the Cleveland Orchestra (1954-77). In this video, published 1 July 2013, Bloom talks to Sarah Willis (Berlin Philharmonic). In 1961, Bloom made a great...

A friend just said that music is a “ladder to the stars.” Spot on Peter! Well said. / Stravinsky’s Zvezdolikiy.

Mar 24, 2022 | Insights, Videos

Stravinsky’s Zvezdolikiy (The King of the Stars; 1911-12; for male chorus & large orchestra); Riccardo Chailly’s Berlin Radio recording for...

From pianist Ivan Hovorun regarding his charity concerts in aid of Ukraine.

Mar 24, 2022 | Insights, News

As a native Ukrainian, I decided to support my motherland and people during this indeed hard for all of us times. All my concerts in near future will be reformatted in aid of Ukraine, and all charity funds will be donated directly through DEC appeal, Red Cross or...