An opera revolution
Librettist and composer Keith Burstein tells IAM about the political inspirations behind his new opera The Prometheus Revolution. The inspiration behind new opera, The Prometheus Revolution, emerged in … Read more
The British choral tradition: an inspiration for America
American conductor Robert Shafer tells IAM about his love for British choral tradition The great tradition of British choral singing must be considered one of the … Read more
Brush strokes
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe has teamed up with Manchester Collective for Sirocco, a musical trip from the Sahara desert to Europe. My parents were … Read more
The Nature of Sound
Douglas Knehans writes for IAM on composing musical landscapes I became fascinated with the power, organicism, unrivalled beauty and vast complexity of nature and natural … Read more
The voice of Poland
Nigel Short, artistic director of Tenebrae Choir, tells IAM how he fell in love with the compositions of a composer from Poland I first discovered … Read more
BBC Philharmonic invites audiences to keep their mobile phones on in the 2018-19 season
We’ve all been there: how long have I got before the concert starts before I need to turn my mobile phone off? It seems like … Read more
Theatre for the people
Stef O’Driscoll, artistic director at nabokov, says that in order to remain relevant theatre needs to go out into the real world Being a maker of … Read more
Playing from memory
Chenyin Li is a concert pianist and academic with a specialisation in memorisation techniques. She tells IAM how she became interested in this subject, and … Read more
Common People
Camden People’s Theatre’s artistic director Brian Logan explains why he thinks class has been left behind in the diversity debate, and what his theatre is … Read more
Damian Iorio’s Japanese diary
Conductor Damian Iorio recently led a concert with Kyoto Symphony Orchestra. Here he shares his experience of performing and travelling in Japan with IAM Day … Read more