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Musical Utopia in Cornwall
A week in the magical musical bubble of St Endellion's Easter Festival offered a hopeful vision of grass-roots classical music in the UK
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‘The utmost intensity’
Timothy Ridout's new CD celebrates the musical influences of Lionel Tertis, prompting me to find out more about the man who transformed the viola, and…
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On the Reich tracks
FROM THE ARCHIVE Steve Reich’s quartet Different Trains has the power to reduce an audience to tears, but how does it feel to perform and record the…
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Postcards from Stockholm
Highlights of my trip to Sweden’s capital for the opening of the season included a tour backstage at the magically authentic Drottningholm Palace…
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Songs of Innocence and Experience
On Janet Baker’s 90th birthday, here’s an article I originally published on my website in 2020, responding to the broadcast of the fabulous John Bridcut…
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Who do you think your violin is?
Have you ever wondered about the origins of your stringed instrument? I visited the Bavarian town of Mittenwald to explore the roots of my own Sebastian…
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TwoSet at the Troxy
Two Australian orchestral violinists have found millions of fans for classical music with their hilarious and geeky videos. I went to the London leg of…
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Off-beat takes on classical music and interviews with remarkable musicians from Ariane Todes, classical music journalist and former Editor of The Strad

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