Forging ahead: London New Wind Festival
As the 27th edition of London New Wind Festival gets underway in the capital, Classical Music hears...
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Films in concert: May the orchestra be with you
Play-along film concerts – known as ‘live to projection’ – have exploded in popularity, but, as...
Freya Waley-Cohen's women and witches
Composer Freya Waley-Cohen's new song-cycle Spell Book examines and subverts common female...
'Music matters': Vivere String Quartet on playing through fear
The Ukrainian quartet recount the fraught experience of leaving – and returning to – their homeland...
A creative crossroads
Guitarist and composer Stephen Goss explores how one moment – the music student’s initial choice of...
Flow state: Sharon Bezaly and Rosey Chan on the art of improvisation
When classical flautist Sharon Bezaly paired up with experienced improvisor Rosey Chan, the idea of...
A pregnant pause?
Maintaining a career in classical music is a constant balancing act – any change in circumstances...
Stephen Emmer: What I learned from losing my hearing
When a past hearing injury resurfaced as life-changing tinnitus, Stephen Emmer was forced to...
Lorne Balfe’s sound of creation
Film, TV and game composer Lorne Balfe sits down with Florence Lockheart to talk about how he...
Pianist Tigran Hamasyan on the sound culture of Armenia
Ahead of the release of his latest album, Tigran Hamasyan explores the deep roots of Armenian music,...