The loss of revenue from ticket sales and touring has put most British orchestras into a parlous financial situation. The Director of the ABO discusses what has been done and what is needed.
In the Beethoven 250 anniversary year, Austrian legend Rudolf Buchbinder takes the cycle of five piano concertos to many cities and orchestras. Here, he explains why Beethoven is the centre of his musical thinking.
As the Belcea Quartet launches its complete cycles of Beethoven's string quartets in Paris, London and Berlin, viola player Krzysztof Chorzelski reflects on the challenges in revisiting these great scores.
Famous violist, composer and lover of the viola d'amore Garth Knox shares his passion for this mysterious instrument, able to play Marin Marais and Olga Neuwirth, Janáček's Second Quartet and Irish folk music.
For anyone considering joining a choir or who wants to improve their singing, choral director and singer Phil Wilcox shares his tips for what can make a big difference.
The American conductor explains how he fell in love with Berlioz and how he's commemorating the 150th anniversary of his death in the grandest possible way.
