Category: Opinion
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Trust is key and power destroys it
Bottom line, if you want the profile, play the game. With everyone. Otherwise, eventually, no one will talk about you. At all.
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Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – a ritual that unites us
The 2024 Edinburgh International Festival, running from August 5 to 25, emphasizes audience engagement and affordability, featuring diverse music, theater, and dance, despite the high costs of local accommodations.
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BBC Singers saved with a VOCES8 Foundation partnership
The BBC has announced that the BBC Singers will continue in its present form, its education and community engagement work now ‘supported’ by the VOCES8 Foundation. That a solution has been arrived at that retains talent, and sets up the ensemble for the future is fantastic for classical music in the UK, spurring on campaigners,…
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Steve Wright’s disruptive creative thinking built an audience interested in ‘things’
Following DJ Steve Wright’s death, the outpouring of public sentiment illustrates parasocial interaction, where audiences feel a personal connection to media figures despite its one-sided nature. Wright’s legacy prompts reflection on how media, especially radio, blends entertainment with content, a blend that classical music broadcasting might benefit from.
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When’s the right time to applaud at a classical music concert?
Strive to hold the silence. But know your presence is welcome and applause appreciated. Just don’t be performative.
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The BBC Proms First Night: TV almost comes good
Even if the season-wide programme doesn’t tickle my taste buds in the way it used to ten or fifteen years ago, there are distinct improvements in the TV coverage already discernible from the First Night.
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BBC Proms 2023: The ink is the same but the vibe has changed
As Simon Rattle’s excoriating remarks about ACE and the BBC’s commitment to classical music is published, the Corporation launches its Proms season at a decidedly lack-lustre affair. Has the BBC Proms lost its appeal?
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A safe programme of UK-wide events announced for BBC Proms 2023
Nothing to frighten the horses here. And maybe that’s just what the BBC needs and wants right now.
