Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Xavier Sabata on Catharsis 9th October 2017Ahead of his Wigmore Hall debut tonight, the countertenor talks to Katherine about his career and the inspirations behind this evening's programme (which was released on Aparté earlier this year).
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George Li – Live at the Mariinsky 4th October 2017David talks to the Chinese-American pianist about his debut recording on Warner Classics, featuring Chopin, Haydn, Liszt and Rachmaninov.
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Ned Bigham on Staffa 3rd October 2017The composer shares his thoughts on his new album of orchestral works, inspired by four very different islands.
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Ilker Arcayürek on Schubert 27th September 2017The up-and-coming tenor talks to Katherine about his career to date and Der Einsame, out this month on Champs Hills Records.
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Steven Isserlis on CPE Bach and Haydn 25th September 2017The cellist talks to David about his new album of eighteenth-century cello concertos, released earlier in the month on Hyperion.
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Barbara Hannigan on Crazy Girl Crazy 20th September 2017Katherine talks to the Canadian soprano about her bold new album juxtaposing Gershwin, Berg and Berio, in which she both sings and directs the Ludwig Orchestra.
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John Butt on Monteverdi's Vespers 1610 18th September 2017John Butt talks to David about his new recording of Monteverdi's majestic Vespers with the Dunedin Consort and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy on Rachmaninov and the Philharmonia 12th September 2017As the first instalment of a new symphonic cycle is released on Signum, the great pianist and conductor talks to Katherine about a composer and orchestra which have played a seminal role in his career.
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Bob Chilcott on All Good Things 11th September 2017David talks to composer Bob Chilcott about his new album of jazz-infused choral works with Oxford chamber choir Commotio, released last week.
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Boris Giltburg on Rachmaninov 7th September 2017The Russian-born Israeli pianist talks to Katherine about his recording of the Second Piano Concerto, out tomorrow on Naxos.
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Michael Spyres on Espoir 5th September 2017The American tenor talks to Katherine about his tribute to the pioneering French tenor Gilbert Duprez, out on Friday on Opera Rara.
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Jayson Gillham on Medtner and Rachmaninov 31st August 2017The Australian pianist talks to Katherine about the two Russian concertos which feature on his new recording with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Joyce El-Khoury on Écho 28th August 2017The Lebanese-Canadian soprano talks to Katherine about her tribute to the French singer Julie Dorus-Gras, out next week on Opera Rara.
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Louise Alder on Strauss Lieder 24th August 2017The award-winning young British soprano talks to us about her debut solo recording, 'Through Life and Love', out now on Orchid Classics.
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Dame Janet Baker 21st August 2017On the great English mezzo's birthday, here's Katherine's exclusive video-interview with her, made shortly before her 80th in 2013.
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Chi-chi Nwanoku on Chineke!'s debut recording 15th August 2017David talks to the orchestra's founder about their first album, and about the relationship between European and non-European musical styles in Dvorak's famous 'New World' Symphony.
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Stephen Layton on the choral works of Stanford 2nd August 2017Stephen Layton, Director of Music at Trinity College Cambridge, talks to David about his recent disc with the chapel choir.
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Stephen Cleobury on the restored organ of King's College Chapel 26th July 2017Director of Music at King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, talks to David about his new disc celebrating the newly-refurbished chapel organ.
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Christopher Glynn on the songs of Donald Swann 19th July 2017Katherine talks to the British pianist about the prolific song-writing career of a composer best known for his comical collaborations with Michael Flanders.
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Sean Shibe on Dreams & Fancies 11th July 2017David talks to the guitarist about his debut disc of English music for guitar, out on July 21st on Delphian.