4 ways to revive classical music
Classical music needs to be more open in order to ensure its future, but that doesn’t necessarily mean jumping at every new fad or crossover … Read more
Classical music isn’t dead, but we need to ensure its future
While critics bicker over whether classical music is dying, Paul Bräuer says we should be focusing our attention on developing the genre’s future Recently mainstream media … Read more
Brainwave: making music from neurons
John Matthias’ new album uses an instrument modelled on the firing of the brain’s neurons. The composer explains how he developed a totally new way … Read more
Back to basics: launching a boutique agency
Libby Abrahams, formerly senior VP at IMG, is setting up her own artist management agency. It’s a daunting but exciting challenge, she writes I’m setting … Read more
Staging Brokeback Mountain the opera
A week in the life of Ivo van Hove, the stage director behind Brokeback Mountain, the opera Monday It’s past midnight when I take off from … Read more
We must fight ticket touts in the arts
Tickets for the Donmar Warehouse’s hugely popular Coriolanus, starring Hollywood A-lister Tom Hiddleston, are being re-sold online for more than GBP2,000. We must act to … Read more
Imaginative business tops the bill in New York
From creative entrepreneurs to artistic care-givers, Maria Roberts reflects on some of the stories to come out of this year’s New York congresses I was … Read more
Top digital trends for creatives in 2014
From the Internet of Things to crowdsourcing your creative process, tech guru Cat Leaver guides you through the digital tools and trends that should be … Read more
Finding a voice: the story of Mukhtar Mai
The harrowing yet inspiring tale of Mukhtar Mai, the rape victim who went on to become a human rights crusader, is being staged as an … Read more
DIY: self-producing an album
Swedish-American soprano Erika Sunnegårdh on the challenge of self-producing her album and why she’s prepared to give it away for free The world really doesn’t … Read more