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Backstage with Brett Brown

The Australian-born, London-based baritone and actor tells us about the solo shows he is creating, and the new work by American composer Nico Muhly which he is about to premiere with Omega Ensemble.

June 20, 2019
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Gondwana Choirs: A Chorus of Approval

In 1989, Lyn Williams founded the Sydney Children’s Choir, now part of the national Gondwana Choirs. She tells Jo Litson about the excitement of developing an essentially new genre in Australia, and of celebrating the 30th anniversary with the Gondwana World Choral Festival.

June 19, 2019
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My Music: Margaret Fink

The film producer and arts lover, renowned for her soirées and dinner parties, reflects on the music in her brilliant life and career, and imagines that heaven would be filled with it, even though she’s an atheist.

June 18, 2019
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A grand old lady of music

Much more than an iconic place of worship, for centuries Notre-Dame de Paris has been a pillar of French culture, holding a special place in the history of music. Mélissa Lesnie witnessed it burn. Beginning in the Middle Ages, she explores its changing sounds.

June 13, 2019
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The Return of Lang Lang

Catching up with the global phenomenon in New York, Clive Paget discovers how those bold interpretations get developed and learns a few of the things that have made an older and wiser Lang Lang into a more rounded artist.

June 13, 2019
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Six New Works to Make a Racket About

Ensemble Offspring’s Claire Edwardes tells us about six pieces that will premiere at the Kontiki Racket festival, including a work for a trumpet with two bells.

June 11, 2019