Harmonizing Talents: Six Emerging Composers Join ABRSM’s Prestigious Mentorship Program
Six of the most exciting emerging composers working in the UK today are to join the third edition of ABRSM’s...
Mixing and Mastering Demystified: Achieving Professional Sound Quality
In the realm of music production, two essential steps stand between an artist’s raw creation and the polished, professional sound...
Silent Symphonies: The Untold Stories of Classical Music’s Unsung Icons
Classical music history is adorned with the brilliance of celebrated composers whose works have left an indelible mark on the world. From the soaring symphonies of Beethoven to the intricate operas of Mozart, their names resonate through time. Yet, amidst...
Classical Music in the Age of Technology: Exploring the Intersection of Tradition and Innovation
Classical music is an art form with a rich and storied history, spanning centuries and encompassing a vast array of...
Romantic Deceptions and Humorous Metamorphoses: Unveiling the Charms of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale is a comic opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti which premiered in Paris in 1843 and had...
The ‘Glass Onion’ layers in Bach’s Little Fugue
I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Knives Out’, the 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and I wrote a column about it shortly after. I wasn’t expecting a sequel, and although it was released on Netflix at Christmas last...
Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto: Sardonic and Defiant
In his later years, the cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich, recalled a conversation that he had with Nina Vasilyevna, the wife of...
The Imprimatur
Zane Dalal shares personal reflections on the repertoire and his 46-year association with Zubin Mehta, ahead of the Maestro’s eagerly...