Apr 18Musical Utopia in CornwallA week in the magical musical bubble of St Endellion’s Easter Festival offered a hopeful vision of grass-roots classical music in the UK...
Feb 5, 2023Opening the conservatoire doorsThere are many good reasons for music colleges to include adult learners, so why do they seem reluctant? ‘I love the idea of building...
Jan 14, 2023Cold Tár soapCate Blanchett takes up a baton for the story of Lydia Tár but misses the fire of a great conductor and underplays the struggles of...
May 21, 2020Revolution in the airCoronavirus has threatened the classical music world’s very existence while simultaneously showing us how much we all need it. Can the...