Purcell and a pint
13-02-2012 00:00:00
Maggie Faultless reports: I and my fellow musicians from the OAE are currently on a pub crawl. And it's changing the way we play and audiences listen.
A forgotten Berlioz
13-02-2012 00:00:00
A homage to love, Shakespeare and the symphonic form, Berlioz's symphony should be recognised as a triumph of drama, formal coherence and lyric beauty
Ready to take risks
13-02-2012 00:00:00
Ahead of the New York Philharmonic’s visit, its conductor tells Ivan Hewett about his bold plans for the orchestra.
The female touch
13-02-2012 00:00:00
New research finds listeners judge symphonic music differently when they’re told the conductor is a woman.
