Editor – Dr. Hannah Baxter
Associate Editor – Dr. Justin Grize
Notes from the Podium is an internationally used teaching and research resource that preserves and curates professional musical thinking in a form usable in academia and performance study. We publish primary source, in-depth interviews with conductors as well as peer-reviewed and journalistic articles, and are the most regular publication on the subject of conducting. Avoiding the anecdotal approach so typical of interviews with world-class musicians, Notes provides insights and information that are rarely available elsewhere. Every conversation serves as a bridge between academic musicology and the practical concerns of professional performance, addressing issues that are often overlooked by traditional scholarship. The journal is intended for professional musicians, educators, researchers, students, and readers with a serious interest in musical performance and interpretation.
Notes is used as a teaching resource at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London; Carnegie Mellon, USA; and subscribed to by other universities and individuals worldwide. Membership provides access to the complete archive of interviews and articles. For information regarding university or institutional membership, please email info@notesfromthepodium.co.uk.
Free-access interviews and articles are also available via the Interview Archive and Article Archive.
Notes from the Podium is now accepting articles for peer review, as well as shorter journalistic articles. Please see our Guidelines for Contributors page if you are interested in submitting.
Testimonials
‘Plane delayed, perfect moment to read a perfect distillation of so much of your teaching. Love it!’
Sir Simon Rattle, Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Former Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic and Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra
‘What in-depth interviews! Anyone who’s interested will find this very informative’
Danielle de Niese, Soprano
‘What a lovely useful periodical. Fascinating how S’Mark’s personality comes zinging across…!’
Stephen Barlow, Conductor and Former Artistic Director of the Buxton Festival
‘This continues to be an extremely informative series – not just about conducting but also about the works being performed. I’m pleased to say that the Sussex library now subscribes’
Professor Nicholas Till, University of Sussex, Director of the Centre for Research in Opera and Music Theatre and Pierre Audi Chair at the University of Amsterdam
‘A great resource all round!’
Professor John Butt OBE, Music Director of Edinburgh’s Dunedin Consort, and Principal Artist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
‘Notes from the Podium is really a great service to our art’
Nurhan Arman, Music Director of Sinfonia Toronto
‘This is a beautifully presented website full of really interesting long reads. It’s rare to find unedited conversations with conductors talking in depth about the repertoire they love – and fascinating for any student of conducting, or indeed anyone with a general interest in music’
Paul Hoskins, Director of Music at the Purcell School and Former Music Director of Rambert Dance Company
About the Editor
Dr. Hannah Baxter, founder and editor of Notes from the Podium, has been a conducting academic for over fifteen years. Gaining her PhD from the University of Sussex, UK, her research into the profession has led her to interview and collaborate with many of the world’s highest-ranking and most prestigious conductors. Aside from the regular, quarterly issues of Notes from the Podium, Hannah’s publications include:
Baxter, H. ‘Intuition: The Missing Piece?’ in Crilly, C. and Blunnie, R. (eds.) Perspectives on Conducting (Routledge Press, 2024)
Baxter, H. ‘Towards a Conducting Ideal’ in Griffiths, G. (ed.) Stravinsky in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2020)
Baxter, H. ‘Conducting Agon: The Balanchine/Stravinsky contribution to the development of a specialism’ in Journal of the Conductors Guild Vol. 32, 2015-2016