Final Say People’s Vote March
Melvyn Bragg has added his voice to debate on how Brexit will affect the art in the UK, saying in the House of Lords: Today our musicians travel freely; connections are…
Transit Festival Review
Leuven’s Transit Festival came to a close last night with Jessie Marino’s bewilderingly Nice Guys Win Twice. Blurring the line between music, theatre and visual art one was left impressed by the means, even…
Two composer prizewinners announced
Congratulations to young Scotsman Gregor Forbes, who is the first composer to win the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship by the City of Leipzig. He will receive 5000 euros and be invited to…
John Tyrrell (1942–2018)
Normally at C:T I reserve obituaries for composers. Today I want to spend a moment remembering a musicologist. I wish to do so partly because I have been surprised by…
Who is Betsy Jolas?
If you are an ageing composer whose heart was warmed by the news that Simon Rattle has ‘discovered’ nonagenarian Betsy Jolas, you should probably moderate your enthusiasm. Whilst Rattle knew very little…
Maarten Beirens Interview
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…
Hyperchromatic Counterpoint. Shoreditch Church. 5 December 2017.
Spitalfields Music Launches 2018 Festival
An immersive 9-day music series, Spitalfields Music Festivalmarries early and contemporary music. Now in its 42nd year, the festival will once again bring artists, audiences and communities together in the heart…
Leuven Festival 20/21
It’s gratifying to find a new music festival on one’s doorstep, so I make special mention today of Festival 20/21, which runs from 24th September to 25th October in the Flemish city…
Kemal Yusuf Interview
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…
BBC Proms Draw to a Close
The Proms draw to a close on Saturday with one final premiere, Songs of Darkness by Roxanna Panufnik. This then serves as a reminder to catch-up on some of those concerts that…
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