Classical Star: The Debate
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 […]
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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 […]
On The Road
The foundation of classical music is always taken to be Gregorian Chant. This is partly true, but is not the whole story – it is fascinating to delve further back […]
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 […]