Author Archives: Matthew Barley

Just about to do a performance with BBC Philharmonic musicians and the quite brilliant brass players from Salford University. We’ve written a piece together that is inventive, powerful and origanal. […]

I’ve just arrived in Birmingham, Alabama and had my first rehearsals of The Protecting Veil with the Alabama Symphony, who are absolutely first class. Chief Conductor Justin Brown is doing […]

It’s been very strange to take nearly 5 months off touring! I’ve been catching up on a million things that I’ve been putting off for years and years, and preparing […]

I thought I would wait until the end of the series to respond to some of the comments. Classical Star has been a pleasure to make, and my colleagues at […]

I’m enjoying people’s comments here on the programme. Keep them coming! When I am now watching the programmes, of course it’s hard for me to get any kind of distance […]