Notes from the podium

Issue 12: Strictly and Stravinsky

Published on 9th April 20209th April 2020 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

In what feels like a different world to the last time I wrote one of these introductions, I’m really delighted […]

Dave Arch on Strictly Come Dancing

Published on 9th April 20209th April 2020 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

21st January 2020 Dave (or David) Arch is a British pianist, conductor, arranger and composer who has enjoyed a prolific […]

Ormsby Wilkins on Stravinsky’s Apollo

Published on 9th April 20209th April 2020 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

3rd February 2020 A native of Sydney, Australia, Ormsby Wilkins joined American Ballet Theatre as its Music Director in November […]

Issue 11: Around the British Isles

Published on 2nd January 20202nd January 2020 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

Happy New Year and Decade to you all. All the interviews in this issue are on pieces written in or […]

Fabien Gabel on Debussy’s La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre

Published on 2nd January 20202nd January 2020 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Telephone Interview 11th October 2019 Hailed as ‘boldly evocative’, Fabien Gabel is recognized internationally as one of the stars of...

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Gemma New on Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 ‘Scottish’

Published on 2nd January 20202nd January 2020 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Telephone Interview 29th October 2019 Sought after for her insightful interpretations and dynamic presence, New Zealand-born Gemma New is a...

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John Andrews on Sullivan’s Haddon Hall

Published on 2nd January 20202nd January 2020 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Telephone Interview 28th November 2019 John Andrews is Principal Guest Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, Conductor-in-Association with the English...

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Issue 10: Italian Opera

Published on 3rd October 20193rd October 2019 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

Welcome to Issue 10 – we are now in double figures! For this issue we have travelled along the Mediterranean […]

Matthew Kofi Waldren on Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera

Published on 3rd October 20193rd October 2019 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Telephone Interview August 2019 Anglo-Ghanian conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren held the ENO Mackerras Fellowship 2016 -2018; his final production as...

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John Andrews on Wolf-Ferrari’s Il Segreto di Susanna

Published on 3rd October 20193rd October 2019 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Skype Interview 7th July 2019 With a special affinity for Italian bel canto and English baroque, John Andrews has conducted over 40...

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