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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a film critic and culture journalist living in Scotland. Previously a staff writer at the Daily Dot, she now freelances for a variety of outlets including TV Guide, Atlas Obscura and BBC Radio 4, in addition to co-hosting the film podcast Overinvested.

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Composer Bear McCreary © Ted Sun

Always storytelling: Bear McCreary’s new song cycle at Carnegie Hall

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 23 October 2025
Prolific film composer Bear McCreary has branched into the world of art song, in a new cycle written for Duo Atlantis, performed at Carnegie Hall later this month. 
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Composer Bear McCreary © Ted Sun
23 Oct 2025
Always storytelling: Bear McCreary’s new song cycle at Carnegie Hall
By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Jack Chambers (Marco) and cast in Stiletto © Johan Persson

Rockstar castrati: Matthew Wilder talks Stiletto

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 13 May 2025
Enjoying its debut run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre, Matthew Wilder’s new passion project musical Stiletto focuses on a fascinating corner of opera history: castrato singers.
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Jack Chambers (Marco) and cast in Stiletto © Johan Persson
13 May 2025
Rockstar castrati: Matthew Wilder talks Stiletto
By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Mark Rylance (Thomas Cromwell) © BBC

The wolf returns: Debbie Wiseman talks The Mirror and the Light

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 07 November 2024
Composer Debbie Wiseman talks about returning to Wolf Hall and the world of the Tudors, for the BBC’s adaptation of the conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s story of Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII, The Mirror and the Light.
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Mark Rylance (Thomas Cromwell) © BBC
07 Nov 2024
The wolf returns: Debbie Wiseman talks The Mirror and the Light
By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Joe Hisaishi © Andreas Bitesnich

Joe Hisaishi makes a symphonic return to Vienna

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 03 July 2024
The renowned Japanese composer talks about his new symphony and viola concerto, his long collaboration with Hiyao Miyazaki, and his personal replica of Mahler’s tiny composition hut.
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Joe Hisaishi © Andreas Bitesnich
03 Jul 2024
Joe Hisaishi makes a symphonic return to Vienna
By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Baryton, made c.1779 © Public domain | Metropolitan Museum of Art

The strangest string instrument ever made? Rediscovering the baryton

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 20 May 2024
With as many as 22 strings, and capable of accompanying itself, the baryton is seeing a cautious revival. Luthier Owen Morse-Brown talks about reconstructing this unique and fascinating instrument.
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Baryton, made c.1779 © Public domain | Metropolitan Museum of Art
20 May 2024
The strangest string instrument ever made? Rediscovering the baryton
By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw