A concert hall in the countryside
Angela Dixon, chief executive of Saffron Hall, looks back on five years of success, and ahead to what the future might hold for the countryside … Read more
Stand out from the crowd – the musician that cofounded a festival
Cellist Ashok Klouda plays the dual role of cellist and festival director, he writes for IAM about founding Highgate International Chamber Music Festival and why … Read more
Dancing for Joy
Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland is a joint initiative managed from Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance and Scottish Ballet, delivered in partnership with Parkinson’s … Read more
Going Dutch
Percussionist Konstantyn Napolov tells IAM about his latest album The Collectors, and how the Golden Dutch Collection are inventing a new world of percussion repertoire. The … Read more
Back to life, back to reality
Callas in Concert – The Hologram Tour kicked off last week in the US. Maria Roberts chats to uber-cool composer and conductor Eímear Noone about … Read more
How are prize-winning plays picked? Theatre503 on the selection process
The judge’s Perspective: Steve Harper, literary manager at Theatre503 Throughout the process of the Theatre503 Playwriting Award we often have to ask ourselves what makes an … Read more
Bel canto in Britain, Britain in bel canto
Kenneth E Querns-Langley shares his hopes for the upcoming London Bel Canto Festival and the challenges of teaching bel canto technique. The London Bel Canto … Read more
Dancing through the difficulties
Producer Joel Cottrell talks about the joys – and jitters – of putting on Contagion, a new work from Shobana Jeyasingh Dance that is touring to … Read more
Music@Malling – bringing young people back to music
Conductor Thomas Kemp tells IAM how his Music@Malling project is encouraging children to engage with music again. Whether chanting at a football match or attending … Read more
Coming full circle with the NCO
Jonathan Bloxham began his musical life as a 10-year-old cellist with the National Children’s Orchestra; this summer he is returning as its conductor. He tells … Read more