The Fascination Of Shostakovich
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
Composer Philip Glass is interviewed this week by The Guardian’s Laura Barnett. He talks about fame, inspiration and people he would like to work with. Click here to read.
For four years, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has immersed himself exclusively in the piano music of Beethoven. Performing with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra which he has directed from the piano, the project came to an end last weekend at this year’s BBC Proms. Leif Over Andsnes talks about the music which has pre-occupied him…
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has released his solo cello composition entitled Melody, on Decca Classics. Just 21, Sheku’s recent album Elgar has been No. 1 in the ARIA Core Classical Chart for five consecutive weeks. Sheku is happy to mark these milsestones with his own work, simple and beautiful with its folksong-like lilt. Previously performed as…
For William Christie, it seems that the music of the past will never have a ‘use by’ date. Talking to SoundsLikeSydney from Paris, the softly spoken American born harpsichordist and conductor is soon to tour to Sydney with Les Arts Florissants, the ensemble he established in 1979, along with six emerging singers, Le Jardin des…
“….perhaps a conscious effort to introduce some of the younger, edgier classical musicians, including some of colour, into music coverage aimed at their younger demographic – many of whom can’t even conceive of classical music as music – might serve to break down some of these increasingly arbitrary walls. “ A fascinating read from Candace…