The stories of art

We talk to our artists about their current projects, what drives them in their pursuit of excellence, and their hopes for the future

A point of view

As he breathes new life into the Meyerbeer’s forgotten opera Le prophète for Bard SummerScape, Christian Räth explains how he goes about connecting today’s audiences with historic works.

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In search of the real Bach

Alexander Polzin’s third sculpture of J.S. Bach will be installed in the foyer of London’s Royal Academy of Music on 13 June. He tells us about the…

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Local heroes

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam’s new music festival, Dudok Muziekdagen, in the small Netherlands town of Kampen, offers events and concerts for locals and…

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Brave new world

As DOMNIQ prepares to give the world premiere of Daniel Wohl’s Uncanny Valley with Philzuid in Eindhoven on 18 April, he explains how he collaborated…

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All that jazz

As Steven Osborne prepares for a Wigmore Hall recital on 12th March that includes his own improvisations and jazz transcriptions alongside Debussy,…

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Playful and complex

As Ersan Mondtag makes his Italian opera debut with the double bill of Gianni Schicchi and L’heure espagnole at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, he…

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Introducing Mihhail Gerts

As we welcome conductor Mihhail Gerts to the Maestro Arts roster, he explains the importance of choral singing and how useful it was to work in opera…

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Wise words from 2023

As we approach the end of 2023, we look back at some of the conversations we’ve had with our artists over the year and what we learnt from them ‘I’d…

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What matters most

As the Doric String Quartet releases the first installment of its Beethoven String Quartet cycle for Chandos, we talk to its viola player Hélène…

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Meaningful exchange

As Elena Schwarz prepares to conduct Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence at Dutch National Opera, she explains why she enjoys the collaboration involved in…

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Introducing Ivan Karizna

As cellist Ivan Karizna joins the Maestro Arts roster, he explains how poetry and story-telling have been part of his musical make-up from a young…

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