Rob Rinder on his passion for classical music: 'I’ve been obsessed with conducting and conductors for years'
From the Orion Orchestra to the Royal Corps of Army Music, the barrister and broadcaster on his deep...
Sebastião Salgado: 'My concept of the world was made by music'
The Brazilian photographer on how his concept of the world was made by music
William Boyd on writing his first opera libretto: "this tiny spark that ignited over lunch all those years ago has now come to full incandescence"
The author on the path to writing an opera with Colin Matthews for the Aldeburgh Festival
Monsters, music, and the mind of a king: Oliver Cotton on classical music and The Score
The actor and playwright on imagining Bach for the stage, on learning classical guitar, and the...
Nina Sosanya on the music in her life: 'It always does tend to be grand and sweeping, encompassing sounds that stir me'
The actor on the place of music in her childhood, and on learning to play Handel on the piano...
Trudie Styler interview: 'When the concertmaster started playing the violin solo I just remember bursting into tears'
The director, producer and actor on how the music of Naples helped her tell the city’s story in her...
Daisy Knatchbull - My Music: ‘I think, like music, clothes are a real vehicle to understanding oneself’
The founder of Knatchbull, the first all-female tailoring house to have a shop front on Savile Row,...
Pablo Larraín interview: ‘Maria Callas somehow became the sum of the tragedies that she played on stage’
The director of ‘Maria’ on the recordings of Callas, and on what makes a great film score
Jon Batiste interview: ‘This is a journey with music, from a very eclectic community, with great mentorship’
The multi Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste on the journey behind his latest album reimagining...
Zeinab Badawi | My Music: ‘My love of opera started about 35 years ago and it was a case of love at first sight’
The journalist, author and President of SOAS University of London Zeinab Badawi on the music in her...
Chris Patten | My Music: ‘The piece of music that I listen to most is the Goldberg Variations’
The former governor of Hong Kong and Chancellor of Oxford University on listening to Bach, Mozart...
Dame Mary Beard | My Music: ‘Ancient music is elusive to historians’
The nation’s best-known classicist rediscovered classical music in her thirties, when exploring...
Charlie Mackesy | My Music: ‘I don’t think good music ever really leaves your soul’
The author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse on his life-long love of music – and a new...
Michael Boyd | My Music: ‘The ambiguity of music is really extremely valuable’
In 2006 Michael Boyd spoke to Gramophone about how he felt that music could communicate what words...
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter on embracing a new musical challenge: writing a ballet
The former member of electronic music duo Daft Punk on writing his ballet Mythologies
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