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I remember well the first time I heard violist Timothy Ridout perform live in concert. As one of the world’s leading advocates for his instrument, he has partnered many a superstar violinist in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante throughout his...
Radio 3 presenter ‘Being a greedy individual, I was not lacking inspiration when it came to writing about music and food. A recent garlic-laced meal in Toulouse and creating classical DJ sets to accompany brunch gave me plenty of food for...
Writer, editor and publicist ‘On a dark, wet January day, a room in artist Jane Mackay’s South London house blazed with cheering colour as she showed me some of her Britten-inspired paintings that are set to be exhibited in Aldeburgh this...
Writer and teacher ‘Except to clarinettists, Carl Maria von Weber is probably a bit of an undersung hero these days, but the 200th anniversary of his death invites a timely dive into the world of a fascinating man and resolute...
As one of the world’s leading viola soloists, Timothy Ridout is on a mission to give his instrument its deserved place at the front of the stage, as he tells Rebecca Franks The drinks are flowing, people are laughing and chatting, and the party...
