Anna Clyne on the upcoming NYC premiere of PALETTE on 18 September
Composer Anna Clyne in conversation with Daniele Sahr
Interviews
All the Seen and Heard Interviews
Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green in conversation with Harvey Steiman
Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green on the Ring road to Wotan
In the nine years since a book about Ryan Speedo Green told his story of a troubled African-American youth redeemed by opera, the bass-baritone has risen from short opera roles to a career that has made him a star at the Metropolitan Opera. His latest triumph is an astonishingly mature portrayal of Wotan in Wagner’s Die Walküre at Santa Fe Opera [click here].
Violinist Miranda Cuckson in conversation with Daniele Sahr
An interview with violinist Miranda Cuckson who will perform in Anthony Cheung’s the echoing of tenses at New York’s Alice Tully Hall on 16 July
An interview with Alon Kariv who plays Chopin’s First Piano Concerto at the Cadogan Hall on Sunday 11 May
Pianist Alon Kariv in conversation with Colin Clarke
Israeli pianist Alon Kariv will play Chopin’s First Piano Concerto on Sunday, May 11 at London’s Cadogan Hall with the English Chamber Orchestra (information here). Ahead of that performance I met Alon to discuss all things piano, some previous notable performances and, of course, his relationship with Chopin and that composer’s works.
Raffaello Morales, Farringdon’s Renaissance man talks to Christopher Sallon
Fidelio Café’s Raffaello Morales in conversation with Christopher Sallon
‘It’s an amazing coincidence!’ exclaims Raffaello Morales, the 37- year-old, Italian-born owner, manager, conductor, and musical entrepreneur behind the Fidelio Café. From the small first floor office of his Farringdon premises, he points towards a small house located just across the road dedicated to the nineteenth-century Italian patriot, exile and father of the Risorgimento Giuseppe Mazzini. Morales regards Mazzini as an inspirational figure. Although these two men are separated by more than a century (Mazzini died in 1872 and Morales was born in 1987), there are uncanny coincidences which link them, beyond mere nationality and their connection to ‘Little Italy’, as this area of Clerkenwell is still known.
Rick Perdian in conversation with tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake
Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake discuss Schubert’s Winterreise and their decades-long musical partnership
Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake bring their renowned interpretation of Schubert’s Winterreise to New York’s Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92NY on 5 March 2025. Their North American tour takes them to Montreal, Boston and Baltimore, but only New York audiences will experience their masterful performance of Schubert’s great song cycle.
Ken Ward in conversation with conductor Gerd Schaller
200 years of Bruckner, 35 years of Ebracher Musiksommer: Maestro Gerd Schaller interviewed by Ken Ward
