Author Archives: Matthew Barley

Following a lot of rest, and even more visits to doctors, physiotherapists and Alexander teachers, my shoulder has made a near-complete recovery. I am back to a full practice schedule, […]

Today’s broadcast of the Protecting Veil with the BBC Philharmonic was printed, in the Radio 3 Listener Window, as being me performing: it was in fact Josephine Knight, who very […]

Shoulder problems having continued, I have decided to cancel all engagements until next season. The first concert back after my break will be the Messaien Quartet for the End of […]

I’m so sorry to all who had hoped to come along to these concerts that I was looking forward to enormously – I have to cancel them because of ongoing […]

In April I’m going on tour round cathedrals and churches around England and Wales playing Bach on gut strings for the first time. I’m very curious to see what this […]