Author Archives: Matthew Barley

Today I launched a crowd-funding opportunity for my giant Britten tour for next year that could see your name on a screen at the end of my concert – 50 […]

I find increasingly that being on stage is like a sanctuary. It feels strange but is palpable. Last week I was playing with Julian Joseph at the Bonn BeethovenFest in […]

Today I got up at 6 after 5 hrs sleep, and had decided that I was going to try taking the tube to City airport, as that journey by car […]

Alex Heffes is a dear friend and very wonderful film composer (Last King of Scotland, State of Play, Touching the Void) and a few years ago he managed to get […]

Right now I’m in sunny Lyon, rehearsing Brett Dean’s amazing score for cello and electronics for the genius ballet of Jiri Kylian: One of a Kind. It’s such a privilege […]