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For the love of music: Music education at the Czech Philharmonic

By Danny Riley, 01 December 2017
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“The gift of music is one of the most beautiful things you can give to a child”
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Danny Riley
Danny Riley

Danny Riley worked as Bachtrack's content creator from 2017-2018 and is now a freelance contributor. Having also written for sites such as The Quietus and Bandcamp, he loves music of all genres, with a particular fondness for folk and minimalism, and recently completed a PhD on representations of sound in contemporary British poetry.