Portfolio
A selection of my writing, including journalism, programme notes, client work, publications and opinion pieces
Journalism
The Brodsky Quartet at 50 (The Musician magazine)
Pen to pixels: the development of classical music fandom (BBC Music magazine)
How has violin sound developed through the years (BBC Music magazine)
Lessons for life (Music Teacher)
Eye contact in classical music (BBC Music magazine)
Stentor at 125 (Music Teacher)
The forgotten musical genius of Charlie Chaplin (Guardian)
The ways benefactors can help musicians (Financial Times)
Interview with Maxine Kwok-Adams (The Musician – page 14)
Amateur dramatics (Guardian)
Censored Sounds (Barbican)
Spotlight on Gallions Primary School (ISM)
Arabella Steinbacher discusses Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (Gramophone)
My time at Magic Mountain practice retreat (The Strad)
Programme notes
André J Thomas – Gospel Explosion (LSO)
Jess Gillam on building the ideal programme (Barbican)
James McVinnie on Philip Glass (Barbican)
Tai Murray on Schubert and Schumann (Barbican)
Maxim Vengerov on Mozart and Prokofiev (Barbican)
Interview with Nicola Benedetti for programme notes (Barbican)
Antoine Tamestit on Jörg Widmann (LSO)
Programme notes for 12 Ensemble (Barbican)
Leila Josefowicz on new music (LSO)
François-Xavier Roth on Dukas (LSO)
Renaud Capuçon on Beethoven's violin sonatas (Southbank Centre)
Viktoria Mullova on playing Mozart for the first time (Southbank Centre)
Client work
Norman Rosenberg – the musician's expert (Ingles & Hayday)
Interview with Bojan Čičić (Academy of Ancient Music)
Interview with Sarah McMahon (Academy of Ancient Music)
Interview with Laurence Cummings (Academy of Ancient Music)
Alexei Lvov and his Vuillaume (Ingles & Hayday)
Looking for Bernadel (Ingles & Hayday)
Remembering Martin Lovett (Ingles & Hayday)
Edward Dusinberre on quartet life (Wigmore Hall)
CD booklet notes for Gil Shaham's recording of Bach Sonatas and Partitas (Canary Classics)
Arnold Steinhardt discusses his favourite instruments (Cozio)
Rachel Barton-Pine on the fine violins she’s played (Cozio)
James Ehnes talks about the ‘Marsick’ Strad (Cozio)
Vadim Gluzman talks about his Strad (Cozio)
John Woolrich on writing for string players (Cozio)
Viktoria Mullova on having a personal sound (Cozio)
Thomas Demenga on falling in love with cellos (Cozio)
Interview with Clio Gould (Royal Academy of Music)
Renaud Capuçon on Beethoven's violin sonatas (Southbank Centre)
Arnold Steinhardt discusses his favourite instruments (Cozio)
Publications (as editor)
HarrisonParrott 50th anniversary book
HarrisonParrott 50th anniversary concert programme
Guildhall School of Music & Drama Events Guide Autumn 2018
Guildhall School of Music & Drama Annual Report 2017/18
ISM Music Journal May/June 2018
Baltic Sea Music Education Foundation newsletter, September 2016
Opinion pieces for The Strad
Music institutions must take responsibility for setting boundaries in student–teacher relationships
Secret commissions – the dark side of teaching
Do top ten lists miss the whole point of music?
Why we should question our prejudices
The teaching wisdom of Bruno Giuranna
What do you do when the person in front of you at the Wigmore Hall starts texting?
How to teach a stringed instrument you’ve never played before
Cellist Gary Hoffman on Brahms, vibrato and finding the perfect tempo
How to make a five-string viola
Colin Davis 1927–2013: a personal tribute
Thomas Brandis on working with Herbert von Karajan
The advantages of modern instruments
What conductors want from string players, according to Antonio Pappano
Double blind tests – the inside story
Do violin competitions face extinction?
How planes, trains and automobiles can help your technique
The skills we learn as musicians can counteract today’s short attention spans
Historic moments and sage advice in Indiana
When violins dominate the world
Maxim Vengerov makes his Wigmore Hall comeback
When is a violin not a violin?
Pinchas Zukerman’s special violin ritual
Violin makers share the knowledge at Oberlin
Gary Hoffman on why you should sing when you practise
What do wines and violins have in common?
A visit to the Library of Congress
The legend of Stradivari lingers on
James Ehnes, Charles Beare and three Strads at the Sheldonian
A visit to the Kronberg Violin Masterclasses
Three top violinists in London in a week