John Simpson | My Music: ‘I feel I kind of invented the Walkman, before it was actually invented!’
The BBC’s World Affairs Editor on the powerful place of music at difficult times
The BBC’s World Affairs Editor on the powerful place of music at difficult times
In an interview which originally appeared in the July 2004 issue of Gramophone, the late actor and...
Only the second woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court, the liberal icon Justice Ruth Bader...
The Nobel Prize-winning poet on opera writing, music and Caribbean speech melodies
Alexandre Desplat on finding the balance between fiction and function
A pioneering career in the pharmaceutical industry has always gone hand-in-hand with performing as a...
The saxophonist, composer and bandleader on the links between jazz and classical music, and how he...
The comedian and playwright on the need for music education and her love of choirs
From St Mary’s Cathedral to Trinity College, Cambridge, the comedian, actor – and baritone – on the...
The Speaker of the House of Commons on music to drive to, and performing in G&S
The Cuban ballet star on learning to love classical music, as well as his bold plans to re-create...
Brian Moore speaks to Michael McManus about his love for opera
The actor Christopher Lee reflects on an opera career that might have been...
The musical passions of Hans Zimmer, and how he writes music for the cinema
The writer of the racing set has always loved music, and her novel Appassionata features a...
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