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Articles & Interviews

The master list of news, features and interviews

Interview with David Pickard, General Director of Glyndebourne Opera, by Margarida Mota-Bull

02/03/202305/03/2013 by Stan

Glyndebourne 2013

Interview with David Pickard, General Director of Glyndebourne Opera, by Margarida Mota-Bull

1 March, 2013

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Categories Interviews, Interviews Not on Front Page, Previously Published Tags Glyndebourne, Margarida Mota-Bull

Sarah Chang in Manchester: October 2012- An Interview with Michael Cookson

02/03/202314/11/2012 by Stan

Sarah Chang in Manchester: October 2012- An Interview with Michael Cookson

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Categories Interviews, Interviews Not on Front Page, Previously Published Tags Manchester, Michael Cookson

The New Opera Guide of the Modern Generation. An interview with Stefan Mickisch.(JPr)

02/03/202313/05/2012 by Stan

The New Opera Guide of the Modern Generation. An interview with Stefan Mickisch.(JPr)

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Categories Interviews, Previously Published Tags Jim Pritchard, London

Four Last Songs with Camilla Nylund

11/08/202030/03/2012 by Jens F. Laurson

NorwayNorway Dutilleux, Strauss, Mozart: Camilla Nylund (soprano), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor), Oslo Philharmonic, Oslo Concert Hall, 23.3.2012. (JFL)

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Categories Featured Articles and News, International Concerts, Previously Published Tags Jens F. Laurson, Oslo

Interview with Bass-baritone Alan Held

02/03/202324/02/2012 by Stan

‘When I stop learning that’s when I retire’:  Bass-baritone Alan Held talks to Jim Pritchard about his career and his current role in the Royal Opera’s Rusalka

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Categories Interviews, Interviews Not on Front Page, Previously Published Tags Jim Pritchard, London

In Memoriam Alexis Weissenberg (1929 – 2012): A Personal Account

14/02/201719/01/2012 by Stan

The news of Alexis Weissenberg’s death touched me on two levels. I was saddened and shaken by the news of the passing of one of my all-time favorite pianists. But a few days later, I realized something else: up until January 8th, 2012, all of my beloved pianists were either no longer among the living … Read more

Categories News and Press Releases Tags Istanbul

Margarida Mota-Bull Interviews Joseph Calleja, The Maltese Tenor

02/03/202318/10/2011 by Stan

Margarida Mota-Bull interviews Joseph Calleja, The Maltese Tenor

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Categories Interviews, Interviews Not on Front Page, Previously Published Tags Margarida Mota-Bull

Monika Henschel-Schwind interviewed by Michael Cookson

02/03/202307/04/2011 by Stan
Monika Henschel-Schwind: Violist of the Henschel Quartet talks to  Michael Cookson (MC)

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Categories Interviews, Interviews Not on Front Page Tags Interviews, Michael Cookson
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