Latest News: Classical, Interview
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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.
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Joo Yeon Sir on Suites & Fantasies 6th July 2017David talks to the South Korean violinist about her debut disc of Britten, Milhaud, Schnittke and more on Rubicon Classics.
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Julia Lezhneva sings Carl Heinrich Graun 4th July 2017Katherine talks to the Russian soprano about unearthing a treasure-trove of Italian opera arias by the German baroque composer.
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Rachel Barton Pine on Paganini 29th June 2017David talks to the American violinist about her new album, centred on Paganini's fiendishly difficult Caprices but also featuring a new work composed by Pine herself.
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Daniel Behle on Schubert's unfinished operas 22nd June 2017The German tenor talks to Katherine about recording the surviving fragments of Schubert's works for the stage.
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Bojan Čičić on Carbonelli 8th June 2017The Croatian baroque violinist talks to Katherine about recording the Italian virtuoso's sonate da camera, out later this month on Delphian.
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Christiane Karg on Parfum 7th June 2017The German soprano talks to Katherine about her new disc of French song, out now on Berlin Classics.
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Kate Lindsey on Thousands of Miles 2nd June 2017The American mezzo talks to Katherine about her debut disc of Kurt Weill, Korngold, Zemlinsky and Alma Mahler, out now on Alpha.
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Sonia Prina on Gluck 30th May 2017Katherine talks to the Italian contralto about Heroes in Love, released on Glossa this month.
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Véronique Gens on Proserpine 25th May 2017The French falcon talks to Katherine about taking on the dark and dramatic title-role in the first complete recording of Saint-Saëns's drame lyrique.
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Ablaze with Light - The Choral Music of William Petter 23rd May 2017David talks to conductor Peter Foggitt about the legacy of the young British choral composer, who died last year.
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Peter Donohoe on Shostakovich 17th May 2017Peter Donohoe talks to David about his new recording of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues.
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Pavol Breslik on Dvořák Songs 10th May 2017The Slovakian tenor discusses his new disc on Supraphon, including the well-known Gypsy Melodies and the rarely-recorded Cypresses.
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John Joubert at 90 18th April 2017David talks to the Birmingham-based composer, who turned 90 last month, about his opera Jane Eyre - recently recorded for the first time on Somm Records.
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Manfred Honeck on Spring in Vienna 12th April 2017Katherine talks to the Austrian conductor about the Wiener Symphoniker's Easter concerts, and in particular last year's programme which was recently released on Solo Musica.