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Diary: a week with Jasmin Kent Rodgman

Monday Monday usually kicks off with all things Manchester Collective, checking in with the team and hatching plans. We’re currently busy finalising details for our … Read more

Six in Sixty: Simon Wales

Early bird or night owl?  Definitely an early bird, as it’s when I feel that my thinking is clearest and I tend to work best … Read more

OperaUpClose

Intimate in scale, mighty in mischief: Gianni Schicchi hits the road with OperaUpClose Based at Mayflower Studios in Southampton, England, OperaUpClose has built a national … Read more

sideNotes: The problem with policing joy

It was Friday, 11 April 1958, the final round of the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto was the final work … Read more

From competition to community: Inside RIDCC

ISPA Netherlands Fellow Maya Roest is the Co-Artistic Director of the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition In 2017 I co-founded the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography … Read more

Enescu Competition marks 20th edition with renewed focus on emerging artists

The George Enescu International Competition (Enescu Competition) reaches a significant milestone in 2026 as it celebrates its 20th edition, reaffirming its place as one of … Read more

Safeguarding an international outlook in a fragmented world

Vanessa Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic  Last May I moved from New York to Liverpool to take up the role of Chief … Read more