(photo: Maria Bachmann) 17th November 2020 Armed with insatiable artistic curiosity, a true performer’s instincts and the advantages of a […]
George Jackson on Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro
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Issue 15: Conflict and Collaboration
Happy New Year! I’m delighted to welcome you to Issue 15, which is comprised of three in-depth interviews, one to […]
Thoughts on Conducting during the Pandemic
by Nurhan Arman After having conducted two virtual concerts with Sinfonia Toronto I want to share my experience and impressions. […]
The Maestro: Benevolent dictator or collegial facilitator?
(photo: Robert Workmann) by John Andrews Ivan Hewett recently defended the image of the ‘tyrannical male maestro’ against a perceived […]
Issue 14: Contrasts in the 1930s
An essential element in every conductor’s education is learning to understand music in its historical context. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3 […]
Benjamin Zander on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
17th March 2020 Benjamin Zander is the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. He […]
Issue 13: Lockdown Lucky Dip
Welcome to Issue 13: Lockdown Lucky Dip Hello there. I hope you’re all keeping well, and sane… It seems appropriate […]
Issue 12: Strictly and Stravinsky
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
(photo: Gavin Wallace) 21st January 2020 Dave (or David) Arch is a British pianist, conductor, arranger and composer who has […]
Ormsby Wilkins on Stravinsky’s Apollo
3rd February 2020 A native of Sydney, Australia, Ormsby Wilkins joined American Ballet Theatre as its Music Director in November […]