Concert hall acoustics in the 21st century: Interview with Sam Berkow

With an eclectic programming ethos, and some of the finest acoustics in the Netherlands, the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ is about as adaptable as it’s possible for a modern concert hall to be.

When the idea of a new concert hall for Amsterdam was hatched in 1881, the omens were not good. But the Concertgebouw is now at the heart of Amsterdam’s culture, with its acoustic considered one of the very best in the world.

What makes Suntory Hall, Disney Hall, the Philharmonie de Paris, the Elbphilharmonie and 28 others sound the way they do? The work of Yasuhisa Toyota and Nagata Acoustics. We learn more...

The architect of Hungary's National Concert Hall tells the story of the hall, its distinctive features and about his plans for the future.

Brett Dean, Heather Betts and Lotte Betts-Dean sit down to discuss their work on Of One Blood, a new opera dramatising the lives of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots – affairs of the family all round.

Ahead of a return to Prague to perform with the Czech Philharmonic, Anastasia Kobekina talks about Bryce Dessner’s new cello concerto, Trembling Earth, her love for Dvořák, and exploring new instruments.