With classical music forced out of the concert hall, one of the few positives of this year has been rediscovering it in the wild This...

The Doughnut theory of economics sets out principles and practical steps towards a sustainable, just and happy world. What can classical...

Very sad news has come through that the great violin pedagogue Sheila Nelson died on 16 November, at the age of 84. By rights, Sheila...

Charlie Chaplin‘s 1917 film about the journey to Ellis Island is as funny and moving today as it must have been to the audiences who saw...

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If music has helped you through this crisis, there are many ways to show your gratitude What has listening to classical meant to you...

New generations of star players are committing to music education at the grass roots level with a focus that might create lasting change...

Coronavirus has threatened the classical music world’s very existence while simultaneously showing us how much we all need it. Can the...

In my previous article I described why and how this strange time might be a chance for musicians to start writing. This isn’t just an...

At a time of crisis for public musical life, performers can remain positive by practising a different way of communicating – with words. Elb

Musicians' biographies are an essential and powerful part of their careers, but they are often not effective. Here are some tips from one wh

In this article, first published at ChamberStudio in 2015, the late and much-missed first violinist of the Lindsays pulled no punches...

The classical music world tends to focus on its young stars, but as the recent BBC documentary on Janet Baker demonstrated, our venerable...

The great film maker's under-appreciated musical talents are the focus of this year's 130th anniversary celebrations I'm chuffed that I...

As research shows that young people are coming to classical music through film and club music, here‘s an article I wrote in 2018 for ISM...

A school in one of England’s most deprived boroughs offers proof that putting music at the heart of education offers positive outcomes...

Research on Joseph Szigeti for BBC Radio 3’s Record Review took me back to some old interviews I did when I was at The Strad, where he...

I had the very great pleasure of being on Radio 3’s Record Review this morning with Andrew McGregor (thankfully pre-recorded, as I hadn’t...

A summer festival in Silicon Valley initiates young players into the joys and challenges of chamber music and then sends them out into...

In June I had the privilege of being part of BE PHIL, an international amateur orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle in Berlin. Read about...