Classical Music – June 2018
English | 92 pages | True PDF | 23.4 MB
English | 92 pages | True PDF | 23.4 MB
Barbara Hannigan’s career is that of a musical polymath, excelling as a singer and conductor, revelling in a musical life that is complex and open to multiple and varied possibilities. As guest editor of our June edition, the soprano considers the multifaceted nature of a career as a ‘total artist’ – with insights from Nathalie Stutzmann, Topi Lehtipuu and John Storgårds; advice on combatting performance anxiety with mindfulness; mentoring younger colleagues with her Equilibrium programme; and a glimpse behind the scenes of preparing for the premiere of George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence.
Plus, operatic rarities at Bampton; how the birth of a community choir transformed the troubled image of an inner-city Oxford estate; NYOS’s Nicolas Žekulin on the future of Scotland’s flagship youth ensembles; music and memory at Boughton House’s new exhibition; Geoffrey Paterson on conducting contemporary repertoire and realising the composer’s intentions; highlights from Malta International Music Festival; and what next for London’s SJSS?