I talk to U.S. composer Mark Grey. Hot from the world premiere of his grand opera Frankenstein in La Monnaie, Brussels, he is now working on a new chamber opera, ...
I talk to cross-arts composer and sound designer Roberto David Rusconi, whose new work Variazioni Tiepolo will be premiered by the Minguet Quartet in May. Tell us something about your ...
Anna Rushton, NMC NMC Recordings, a label whose mission is to bring music by British composers to the widest possible audience, will this month celebrate its 30th birthday. To mark ...
Bushra El-Turk I talk to composer Bushra El-Turk, whose work ‘Mosaic’ will be performed by the Pro Youth Philharmonia as part of a series of New Year Concerts exploring themes ...
Philip Venables, photo Harald Hoffman I talk to composer Philip Venables. One of the most exciting voices of his generation, his works fearlessly confront issues of sexuality, politics, gender and ...
Maarten Beirens You’ve been at the festival since 2015? Let me try to do the maths…I think so. This is my fourth edition. Could you tell us a little bit ...
Kemal Yusuf I talk to composer and founder of the London Graduate Orchestra, Kemal Yusuf. With recent commissions from The Cheltenham International Music Festival, the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, The ...
Kenneth Hesketh (photo: E.Thornton) You crowned 2017 with a British Composer Award for your wind ensemble piece In Ictu Oculi. Now that work will form part of the programme for ...
Edward Gregson When we first started communicating by email you told me you ‘had you head down orchestrating.’ Would you like to let us know what you have been writing? ...
Moritz Eggert – photo Katharina Dubno I talk to German composer Moritz Eggert about his life, motivations and new CD Musica Viva 30, which has just been released on the ...
I talk to composer Nigel Osborne, who was recently been awarded the British Composer Award for Inspiration in recognition of his human rights work. Your early composing followed a well-established ...
Madeleine Mitchell. Photo by Rama Knight Christian Morris talks to Madeleine Mitchell, who will be giving the world premiere of a newly discovered work by Grace Williams on 7th September ...
Till Janczukowicz Christian Morris talks to Till Janczukowicz, the CEO and founder of Idagio, a new music-streaming app dedicated to classical music that has some intriguing possibilities for composers. What is ...
Ashwood Photography London Christian Morris talks to Philip Sawyers, whose Symphony No. 3 will be premiered by the English Symphony Orchestra on 28th February at St John’s Smith Square, London. ...
Dan Goren Christian Morris talks to Dan Goren, composer and founder of Composers Edition, about his project to launch a new contemporary music magazine in the United Kingdom & Ireland. ...
Jack Sheen Christian Morris talks to Jack Sheen, composer, conductor and co-founder of the ddmmyy concert series. How did you come to found the ddmmyy series? I wasn’t actually involved ...
Kevin Stalheim (photo: Joo Photography) Christian Morris talks to Kevin Stalheim, Artistic Director of Present Music, one of the leading contemporary music ensembles in the U.S. with a reputation for ...
John Palmer Christian Morris talks to John Palmer, a composer of both acoustic and electroacoustic music whose wide influences include Jungian psychology, Buddhism and mythology. Tell us something about your ...
Alasdair Nicolson Christian Morris talks to Alasdair Nicolson, composer, Artistic Director of the St. Magnus International Festival and Director of its Composers’ Course. Tell us a little about the origins ...
John Woolrich – photo by Kate Mount As it celebrates it sixtieth anniversary Christian Morris talks to Artistic Director John Woolrich about the past, present and future of the Dartington ...
Anda Anastasescu Christian Morris talks to Anda Anastasescu, pianist, founder of the London Schubert Players, champion of Romanian contemporary music and creator of the European Union-funded Invitation to Composers project. ...
Photo: Retorica Christian Morris talks to Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo, who have just released their debut-disk ‘English Violin Duos’ on NMC. Tell us a little about your background before ...
Photo:Judith Weir Christian Morris talks to Judith Weir, whose new opera Miss Fortune will receive its UK première on 12th March at the Royal Opera House. What drew you to ...
Photo:Helen Grime Christian Morris talks to the composer Helen Grime who, amongst many other things, has just started as Associate Composer with the Hallé Orchestra. Tell us something about your ...
Christian Morris talks to Adrian Hull, director of Arcomis, Arts Commissioning What is Arcomis? I set it up in 2007 when I’d finished my PhD in composition at Cardiff. The ...