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VIDEO PODCAST: John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about The Creative Spark, including contributions from Ryan Ash, Sean Neukom, Adrian Rumson, Stephen Francis Vasta, David Arditti, Halida Dinova and Andrew Arceci.
This usually refers here to the British composer Lennox Berkeley, to his son, Michael Berkeley or to the city of Berkeley in California.
The Political Symphony - Jeffrey Neil asks some searching questions about classical music and protest
Classical music news. Obituary - Richard Taruskin (1945-2022)
Ensemble. Brilliantly Dispatched - Ian McEwan and Michael Berkeley's 'For You', reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi
Ensemble. New Colours - Leslie Anne Lewis conducts a new chamber ensemble arrangement of Bloch's Sacred Service, reviewed by Malcolm Miller
Ensemble. Shade and Nuance - Chamber music by Julian Dawes, appreciated by Malcolm Miller
Record box. Accomplished playing - Kumiko Ida's British piano album, appreciated by Patric Standford
CD Spotlight. Sonatas and sonatinas - Guitar music played by Nathan Kolosko, recommended by Malcolm Tattersall. 'Kolosko's playing is clean, fluent and assured ...'
Writing new opera - A composer's perspective, by Robert Hugill
Ensemble. A stunning masterpiece - Opera East on tour with Lennox Berkeley's 'A Dinner Engagement' and Holst's 'The Wandering Scholar' - Peter Dickinson reports
A revelation - Some personal reflections on the Lennox Berkeley Centenary, from Peter Dickinson
Classical objectivity? - Peter Dale reads 'The Music of Lennox Berkeley' by Peter Dickinson