Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Kasper Holten on Don Giovanni 18th September 2014Katherine talks to the director of the Royal Opera House about his recent production of Mozart's darkest opera, out now on DVD and Blu-ray and due for revival in the spring.
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Stile Antico - Music for the House of Hapsburg 12th September 2014David talks to the early music ensemble's Kate Ashby about their latest disc, 'From the Imperial Court'
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Roderick Williams warms up for The Last Night of the Proms 11th September 2014The baritone (and regular Presto customer!) talks to Katherine about the festival ahead of Saturday's performance.
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Pumeza Matshikiza - Voice of Hope 4th September 2014Katherine talks to the soprano about her new disc of opera arias and songs from her native South Africa.
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Cheryl Frances-Hoad 30th August 2014Katherine talks to the up-and-coming British composer about two of the works on her new disc: a one-woman setting of Beowulf, and a response to Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben.
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Rinaldo Alessandrini 21st August 2014David asks Rinaldo Alessandrini about his new imagined Vespers for San Marco – and picks up some tips on eating like a Renaissance Venetian too!
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Benjamin Grosvenor - a postscript 13th August 2014Following on from Monday's newsletter, I caught up with Benjamin over email to find out more about his new disc Dances - and whether or not he has two left feet…
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Gabriel Jackson – Airplane Cantata 26th July 2014David talks to British composer Gabriel Jackson about his new disc on Signum with the BBC Singers, featuring several new works including his Airplane Cantata.
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Judith Weir's The Vanishing Bridegroom 24th July 2014Katherine talks to the composer (recently named Master of the Queen's Music) about her 1990 opera based on Scottish folklore, released this month on NMC Records.
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Daniel Behle on Gluck's tenors 2nd July 2014To mark the tercentenary of Gluck's birth today, Katherine talks to the German lyric tenor about his new disc exploring the composer's writing for high male voice.
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Anna Bonitatibus on Semiramide 25th June 2014The Italian coloratura mezzo talks to Katherine about Semiramide, the enigmatic Assyrian queen around whom her latest recording project is based.
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Robert King on Purcell's Ten Sonatas in Four Parts 19th June 2014Robert King talks to David about his new disc of Purcell sonatas with The King's Consort.
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James Rhodes - Five 17th June 2014David talks to James Rhodes about his new disc of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Sgambati.
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Marie Fel - Rameau's Muse 11th June 2014Carolyn Sampson on her new disc of French baroque music with Ex Cathedra.
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Julian Bliss on the art of transcription 5th June 2014David talks to the young British clarinettist about his new disc on Signum Classics, which features works by Debussy, Françaix, Glinka, Milhaud & Prokofiev.
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Gil Shaham's Music to Drive Away Loiterers 21st May 2014David asks violinist Gil Shaham about his latest release, the intriguingly-titled "Music to Drive Away Loiterers".
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Chad Hoopes plays Adams and Mendelssohn 15th May 2014Young American violinist Chad Hoopes talks to David about his latest disc of violin concerti by Mendelssohn and Adams.
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Joyce DiDonato on Maria Stuarda 13th May 2014Joyce DiDonato talks to Katherine about the challenges of bringing Donizetti's Stuart queen to life.
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Julia Lezhneva on Alleluia! 8th May 2014The phenomenal young Russian soprano talks to Katherine about her recent disc of motets by Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and Mozart, and her plans for the future.
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Alisa Weilerstein on Dvorak 6th May 2014The young American cellist tells us about her relationship with the Dvorak Concerto, which she's recently recorded for Decca Classics.