The Northern Silence: Journeys in Nordic Music and Culture
Read an extract from The Northern Silence, a new book by Andrew Mellor, which interrogates the Nordic psyche and its impact on composers.
Andrew Mellor lives in Copenhagen and writes about music, architecture, design and travel for publications in the UK, US and across the Baltic region. He is a juror for the International Opera Awards and a regular guest on BBC Radio 3’s Record Review.
Read an extract from The Northern Silence, a new book by Andrew Mellor, which interrogates the Nordic psyche and its impact on composers.
Cultural and sporting institutions find themselves on the same team.
Orchestras tend to be urban creatures, born of the great cities of central Europe, and thriving on metropolitan traditions and populations. So how, asks Andrew Mellor, are the more far-flung ensembles, from the Faroe Islands to Tasmania to the Arctic, flourishing?
A century ago Finland gained independence after a political struggle fuelled by art and music. Does that lie behind Finland’s musical pre-eminence today?