THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

Julian Haylock Editor and writer

‘Although we have no sound recordings or film of Paganini in action, awestruck contemporary descriptions of him are so vivid that he feels as alive today as when he first dazzled audiences two centuries ago.’ Page 28

Kate Kennedy Academic and writer

‘In this year of celebration of the female vote, I look at the indomitable composer Dame Ethel Smyth, her musical prowess and her important contribution to the suffrage movement.’ Page 44

Nick van Bloss Pianist

‘Based on my own recent experiences as a concert pianist with Tourette’s, I take a look at how some parts of the profession are perhaps not as diversity-aware as they might have you believe.’ Page 50