Notes from the podium

Imogen Whitehead – Principal Trumpet of Britten Sinfonia

Published on 2nd July 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

(Image: Matthew Johnson) 21st May 2025 Imogen Whitehead is a trumpeter in demand across the UK and abroad. Alongside...

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James Gaffigan on Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Published on 2nd July 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

(Image: Janosh Ourtilane) 29th May 2025 Recognized worldwide for his natural ease and extraordinary collaborative spirit, American conductor James Gaffigan...

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Issue 32: Our Collaborators II

Published on 2nd April 20252nd April 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

Welcome. This issue explores the work of more of our collaborators, focussing on one contemporary composer, and two principals […]

John Andrews on Errollyn Wallen: Orchestral Works

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(Image: Edmond Choo) 27th January 2025 John Andrews has conducted many of the UK’s leading orchestras and ensembles, including the...

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Kristina Blaumane – Principal Cello of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Published on 2nd April 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

15th January 2025 Kristina Blaumane was born in Riga and graduated from the Latvian Academy of Music and the Guildhall...

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Emer McDonough – Principal Flute of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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26th February 2025 Emer McDonough is Principal Flute of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia, and is the flute...

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Issue 31: Love and Disorder

Published on 4th January 20254th January 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to Issue 31: Love and Disorder. It was a real treat to discuss Mozart’s […]

David Stern on Articulation in Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Published on 4th January 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

(Photo: Tom Watson) 23rd October 2024 David Stern is an international conductor, creator of original projects, champion of rare...

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Friedrich Haider on Wolf-Ferrari’s Quando ti vidi (arr. Haider)

Published on 4th January 20254th January 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

(Photo: Sim Canetty-Clarke) 23rd October 2024 Austrian conductor Friedrich Haider is a graduate of the Vienna Academy of Music. At […]

The Hidden Power of Organisation

Published on 4th January 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Introduction Organisation. It sounds like a rather pithy subject to address in a conducting journal. One might also imagine...

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