Panufnik composers for 2019
It’s difficult to believe that it’s a year since the last group of composers was welcomed on to the LSO’s Panufnik Scheme, initiated by Camilla…
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News & Views
Postludes with the Britten Sinfonia
My new work Postludes will be premiered at the Britten Sinfonia concert at the Wigmore Hall on February 6, with Nicholas Daniel (pictured) on the…
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As Time Returns
I first came across the poetry of Ivan Blatný (1919-1990) several years ago, and was immediately struck by the remarkable circumstances of his life. One…
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Britten’s viola
At Aldeburgh and Snape last week for the annual Britten Weekend, this year devoted to the string quartets played by the Doric Quartet; there were…
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Olly Knussen, 1952-2018
Devastated by the death of Olly Knussen. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/09/oliver-knussen-obituary