In an eclectic issue, Richard Tognetti’s ACO turns out to be just one of her many musical passions.

COVER STORY
Margaret Meets The ACO
In 2015, photographer Anthony Browell followed the ACO for a magical year during which he was given unprecedented access to the ensemble’s public and private affairs. Enjoy a preview of the illustrated new book, complete with quotes from original accompanying interviews conducted by this month’s guest editor Margaret Throsby.

FEATURES
Improvisation Regained
When it comes to the art of improvisation, has classical music’s loss been jazz’s gain? Or maybe we’ve been looking in all the wrong places.

Orchestras Sans Borders
From the ruins of earthquakes to war zones and inner-city wastelands, we investigate music-making under the most difficult circumstances.

The Tingle Factor
Why do some works of art give us goosebumps? An investigation into musical chills with help from a flurry of snowflakes and the hand of God.

Words And Music
From Schubert and Goethe to the Gershwins, we put the most intense relationships between writers and composers...