Author Archives: Matthew Barley

Reply to Lebrecht review of Classical Star

See Norman’s article at https://www.scena.org/brand/brand.asp?lan=2&id=47167&lnk=https://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/071017-NL-star.html Dear Norman, Thank you for the attention you have given Classical Star in your error-strewn online music review. The point of a competition is, of […]

Classical Star

We’ve now had the first episode of Classical Star. It’s been predictably controversial, with a slew of wonderful emails from colleagues and fans, and also a predictably horrible review from […]

The First Emperor

I’ve just been to the most amazing exhibition at the British Museum – The First Emperor. It’s about the Chinese Emperor – Qin Shihuangdi, who in fact united many smaller […]

BTN is Ten!

Between The Notes (contemporary music group I founded in 1997 for the Lichfield Festival) is ten years old, and we are celebrating with a week back in Lichfield with a […]