Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Interview,
John Wilson on Ravel 7th February 2022
The British conductor talks to James about his latest album with Sinfonia of London devoted to the music of Maurice Ravel, which includes the original versions of both Ma Mère L’oye and Boléro.
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Interview,
Sandrine Piau on Handel's Enchantresses 3rd February 2022
The French soprano talks to Katherine about her new album featuring snapshots of Alcina, Morgana, Cleopatra and others, and about her rather unorthodox route to a solo singing career...
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Interview,
Julian Azkoul on Renewal 27th January 2022
The artistic director of United Strings of Europe talks to Katherine about the ensemble's genesis and future plans, and their new recording of works by Caroline Shaw, Joanna Marsh, Osvaldo Golijov and Felix Mendelssohn (out now on BIS).
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Interview,
Fedor Rudin on Edison Denisov 24th January 2022
The violinist talks about his recent album of works by Russian composers - Shostakovich, Prokofiev and the more rarely-encountered Edison Denisov.
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Interview,
Marc-André Hamelin on CPE Bach 17th January 2022
The Canadian pianist talks to Katherine about delving into a 'fascinating trove of treasures' for his latest recording on Hyperion - and how CPE Bach turned out to be the first composer whose music he performed in public...
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Interview,
Bojan Čičić on Adriatic Voyage 13th January 2022
The Croatian violinist talks to Katherine about his Presto Award-winning recording of 'Seventeenth-Century Music from Venice to Dalmatia', released on Delphian last summer and featuring music by composers including Francesco and Gabriele Usper, Ivan Lukačić and Tomaso Cecchino.
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Interview,
Jaime Martín on his second career 6th January 2022
The Spanish conductor talks to Katherine about swapping his flute for a baton, his recent recording of Mozart Wind Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, and taking up his new role as Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this season.
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Interview,
Anna Netrebko on Amata dalle tenebre 29th December 2021
The Russian soprano answers some quick questions about her new album on Deutsche Grammophon, featuring arias from operas including Dido and Aeneas, Ariadne auf Naxos, Lohengrin and Tristan und Isolde.
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Interview,
Aleksandra Kurzak on Mozart 23rd December 2021
The Polish soprano talks to Katherine about drawing on her background as a violinist to direct the Morphing Chamber Orchestra on her new recording of opera arias with obbligato instruments.
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Interview,
Vanessa Benelli Mosell on Debussy 16th December 2021
The Italian pianist and conductor talks to Katherine about her new recording of the Second Book of Préludes, why she now considers the composer to be 'the father of contemporary music', and plans for her parallel career on the podium...
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Interview,
Jeanine De Bique on Mirrors 14th December 2021
The Trinidadian soprano talks to Katherine about her debut solo recording, juxtaposing a series of Handel heroines against their counterparts in operas by Telemann, Manna, Broschi and Graun.
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Interview,
Claire Booth on Mussorgsky 8th December 2021
The British soprano talks to Katherine about her new album with pianist Christopher Glynn, which intersperses some of the composer's lesser-known songs with a selection of his piano pieces.
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Interview,
David Bates on Handel's 'Unsung Heroes' 6th December 2021
The Artistic Director of La Nuova Musica talks about his new album of Handel arias, shining the spotlight not just on the vocalists but on the instrumentalists whose obbligato lines enhance the music.
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Interview,
Daniel Hyde on Carols from King's 2nd December 2021
The Director of Music at King's College Cambridge talks about the college choir's new album of Christmas carols – reflecting the unique circumstances of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Interview,
Martin Jones on the piano works of Elisabeth Lutyens 15th November 2021
The pianist discusses the first volume of his planned complete series of Lutyens's unique and complex piano music.
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Interview,
Reels, Drones and Jigs from Perpetuo 10th November 2021
The ensemble's founder and artistic director James Turnbull talks about Perpetuo's recent release of music inspired by the meeting of folk and classical idioms.
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Interview,
Anna Fedorova on Shaping Chopin 8th November 2021
The Ukrainian pianist talks about her relationship with Chopin's music, and the solace it brought her during lockdown.
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Interview,
Michael Spyres on Baritenor 2nd November 2021
The American singer talks to Katherine about moving between tenor and baritone repertoire on his new album, and why he believes that the fach system often 'does our voices and artistry an injustice'.
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Interview,
Della Jones on Opera Rara 27th October 2021
The veteran Welsh mezzo talks to Katherine about her career and her relationship with the label, which began in the late 1970s with a recording of Donizetti's Ugo, conte di Parigi.
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Interview,
Marina Rebeka and Franco Vassallo on Il Pirata 25th October 2021
The Latvian soprano and Italian baritone discuss their roles as Imogene and Ernesto in Bellini's early opera, recorded last summer in the composer's native Catania and released on Rebeka's own label Prima Classic last month.
