
Clare Hammond’s new recording with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and George Vass invites us into a world of invention, warmth, and wit brought into focus by a pianist whose hallmark is clarity without coldness.

It isn’t the music itself that transforms mood, its the practise of listening attentively that brings about joy.

Irritating stuff, weird stuff, devastating stuff and a joyous surprise this week, plus some notes on Proms Encore

One press release about a music festival on the other side of the world triggers all manner of questions about a little known subject