REVIEW From Bach to Radiohead: virtuoso mandolinist Chris Thile’s Queen Elizabeth Hall concert offered joy and humour as well as tears and shared meaning I’m still thinking about Chris Thile’s concert last night at Queen Elizabeth Hall, and even having the occasional flashback. Who would think that a solo mandolin player could hold the audience of the London Jazz Festival pin-drop quiet with an entire Bach sonata (apart from the odd ripple of laughter – proving that classical

ARCHIVE On what would have been the 100th birthday of the legendary cellist János Starker, I revisit the interviews he gave me – and some...

Hearing Bach’s St John Passion in the composer’s own church was a concert of a lifetime I didn’t think Bach would stick a knife in my...

There are many good reasons for music colleges to include adult learners, so why do they seem reluctant? ‘I love the idea of building...

In this article, originally commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, viola professor and Maggini Quartet member Martin Outram offers...

Gary Hoffman is one of the music world’s best-kept secrets, a fine and uncompromising cellist whose rare appearances mesmerise. For him,...

A new documentary suggests that Mrs Bach was behind the greatest works by her husband Johann Sebastian. But does it ring true? You know...

Mischa Maisky challenged the traditional notion of authenticity in his masterclass at the Amsterdam Cello Biënnale If any classical...