Proms 63 & 64: Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer, Royal Albert Hall
The surprises came thick and fast – but variants on a theme of Lady Gaga in the style of Bach was not one we might have anticipated. It came courtesy of the young Croatian pianist Dejan Lazic…
A Conversation With JOHN WILSON
John Wilson and the orchestra which bears his name created a absolute sensation at the 2009 Proms with their celebration of 75 years of MGM musicals. 3.5 million people watched the relay live; countless more all over…
A Conversation With JOSHUA BELL
It’s not every day that a superstar of the violin chooses to trade places with an orchestral concert master but Joshua Bell has been doing just that with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields for…
A Conversation With ANDREW LITTON: Bergen Philharmonic
Andrew Litton was weaned on music: his parents were passionate music lovers, his godfather, Richard Horowitz, was and still is principal timpanist at the Met. He grew up watching the great and good of opera from the…
A Conversation With KERRY ELLIS
Kerry Ellis amassed a legion of adoring fans when she went “green” playing Elphaba in Stephen Schwartz’ smash-hit musical both in London and on Broadway. But her preeminence as a musical-theatre-diva-cum-rock-chick was secured earlier still when Brian…
A Conversation With RICCARDO CHAILLY
The world’s oldest orchestra – the Leipzig Gewandhaus (this year celebrating its 231st anniversary) – now has a second home in the City of London. Its much talked about residency at the Barbican Centre has already brought…
A Conversation With MARIA FRIEDMAN
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SONDHEIM at 80: In Good Company – Part One
Happy birthday, Stephen Sondheim! A 3-part podcast tribute to Stephen Sondheim On Monday 22 March 2010, American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim turns 80. Around the world and throughout this year, numerous productions, concerts, retrospectives and other…
SONDHEIM at 80: In Good Company – Part Two
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SONDHEIM at 80: In Good Company – Part Three
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