Letter to the editor: Thomas Yaksic Beckdorf on the UK's declining taste for classical music
Artist manager and CM subscriber Thomas Yaksic Beckdorf offers his view on the existential threat...
Opinion
Dr Sian Williams: 'If music were a drug, we’d be prescribing it regularly to boost wellbeing'
Psychologist and BBC Radio 3 Unwind presenter Dr Sian Williams marks Mental Health Awareness week...
Trinity Laban’s call for change in conservatoire training
For most conservatoire graduates, orchestral performance is only one part of a broad portfolio, but...
A ‘mighty resolve’: The power of music to unite, console and galvanise
Ahead of tonight’s VE Day 80th anniversary concert, conductor and composer Keith Burstein reflects...
The Long View | Wigmore versus Arts Council England: what now?
The London concert hall’s landmark decision to decline public funding will prove pivotal, Andrew...
The new, unknown and rediscovered versus the safe bet
With budgets becoming ever tighter, the temptation to make the 'safe' choice when programming a...
Why physical music shops play an instrumental role for rising musicians
With a difficult financial climate causing an increasing number of high street music shops closing...
Is cross-continental exchange eroding or enriching musical individuality?
As the UK’s Sitkovetsky Trio prepares to join forces with New York’s Chamber Music Society of...
Exploring 'Brummie sound' with the CBSO
The CBSO chief executive reflects on the process of collaborating with Birmingham’s Grime artists...
Defining the 'contemporary conservatoire'
Following the publication of her latest book examining the current state of conservatoire education,...
