The Hong Kong-born conductor talks about her entry into music, her love of big Russian repertoire, her “Cinderella moment” winning the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and her ambition to “go against the grind”.
The Royal Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor explains her passion for opera, her journey into the pit and how good conductors share the attributes of football managers.
Chanda VanderHart talks to the American tenor about his Tristan debut at the Met, his love for Vienna and Otto Schenk, and the incredible scope of his repertoire.
Elisabeth Schwarz sits down with the British conductor to talk about his history of mental illness, his coming out and his journey back to the joy of music.
We sit down with two of the opera world’s leading figures, and masterminds of Brussels’ La Monnaie (De Munt) – how do they balance the competing challenges and thrills of running an opera house?
French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann will be the first woman to hold the position of Artistic and Music Director of Monaco’s orchestra in its 170-year history.
Amoureux des arts, Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut évolue parallèlement dans les univers de la littérature et de la musique. Ancien khâgneux du Lycée Henri IV, lauréat du Concours Général en Histoire, il a étudié le violon à l'Université des Arts de Berlin et au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon. Féru d'orchestre et d'opéra, il a su trouver son équilibre sur Bachtrack où, parallèlement à ses études musicales, il anime la chronique « L'Abécédaire d'un jeune violoniste », consacrée à ses tribulations dans le microcosme très fermé des musiciens classiques.
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