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Latest writing
Interview with Itzhak Perlman (The Strad)
Interview with Rachel Barton Pine (The Strad)
The secrets that classical music teaches us (BBC Music magazine)
Dinner with Kreisler (The Strad)
Interview with Augustin Hadelich (The Strad)
The boredom of classical music (BBC Music magazine)
Interview with Vilde Frang (BBC Music magazine)
Interview with Laura van der Heijden (BBC Music magazine)
Interview with Anne-Sophie Mutter (BBC Music magazine)
A hundred days of practice (BBC Music magazine)
The importance of eye contact in classical music (BBC Music magazine)
The forgotten musical genius of Charlie Chaplin (The Guardian)
Interview with Leila Josefowicz (Musica Viva Australia)
Interview with Trio Isimsiz (Musica Viva Australia)
Matthew Truscott on his Stainer violin (Ingles & Hayday)
Remembering Martin Lovett (Ingles & Hayday)
Alexei Lvov and his Vuillaume (Ingles & Hayday)
Norman Rosenberg – the musician's expert (Ingles & Hayday)
Interview with Bojan Čičić (Academy of Ancient Music)
Artist features (Maestro Arts)
James MacMillan at Haddo House (National Trust for Scotland)