BBC Music Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

Anna Lapwood
The organist and conductor tells Richard Morrison all about her remarkable journey to TikTok stardom.

Ancient and Modern
As it turns 50 years old, the pioneering Academy of Ancient Music’s history is related by Nicholas Kenyon

Opera Heroines
Rebecca Franks explores the neglected operas written by women composers, dating back to the 17th century..

Latest BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists revealed

2021 Leeds International Piano Competition winner among this year's recruits

1 min

Obsessive repetition

Ravel's Boléro may be the composer's single most popular work, but there's a lot more to it than its two beguiling melodies may suggest, says Tom Service

2 mins

Vital organist

Anna Lapwood has built a huge fanbase through her performances of music from Bach to Disney and her enthusiastic social media presence. Richard Morrison catches up with her as she records her debut album for Sony

8 mins

When I see a rainy day, I think that nature is crying. A tide is nature breathing

THE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INTERVIEW Tan Dun | The Chinese-American composer has risen from humble origins to global success, yet his concerns - balance, humanity and the natural world - remain the same, writes Claire Jackson

7 mins

Ancient & modern

When Christopher Hogwood founded the Academy of Ancient Music 50 years ago his focus was firmly on the past, yet together they helped to propel music-making into a new era, as Nicholas Kenyon explains

8 mins

Opera Heroines

Despite being perpetually overlooked, women have been writing superb and challenging operas since the 17th century, as Rebecca Franks discovers

7 mins

Life at the front

Even as war rages, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine continues to rehearse and perform - and in October undertakes a 17-date UK tour. Tom Stewart meets some of its brave musicians

6 mins

COURSES FOR COMPOSERS

Clare Stevens investigates the opportunities offered to budding creatives by the UK's schools, universities and music colleges

6 mins

The Grange Festival England

Jeremy Pound drives into the Hampshire countryside where, behind the neo-classical columns, an evening of tantalising Tchaikovsky awaits

3 mins

Joseph Haydn

The father of the symphony and the string quartet deserves to be remembered for his still underappreciated operas too, says George Hall

7 mins

Leoš Janáček - Sinfonietta

Terry Williams enjoys a musical city tour in the company of the Czech composer as he explores the nooks and crannies of the best recordings

4 mins

Alar Karis - President of Estonia

Alar Karis trained as a molecular geneticist and developmental biologist, and after a distinguished academic career became director of the Estonian National Museum. In October 2021 he was elected as the sixth president of Estonia. Travelling for work, he listens to classical music and subscribes to BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone for recommendations.

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