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

Mark Rylance (Thomas Cromwell)

Debbie Wiseman and director Peter Kosminsky

Damian Lewis (Henry VIII)

Kate Phillips (Jane Seymour)

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, 07 November 2024

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“Simplicity works best when you’re working with picture... The power of music over image is huge”

Lawrence Dunn, 20th March

The young Polish harpsichordist with the Cohaere Ensemble talks about the Early music scene in Poland, her investigations into music of 18th-century Danzig, one of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities.

Rare symphonies: Masaaki Suzuki returns to Singapore

Nahoko Gotoh, 19th March

Renowned Japanese conductor returns to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra to perform unusual music from Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda – an influence on Robert Schumann, who described him as “unique in the world of symphonies”.

Follow your ears: Ida Meidell on Early music in Scandinavia

Danny Riley, 27th February

We talk to Baroque violinist and folk fiddler Ida Meidell about being at the intersection of folk music and Early music, and the richness of the wider scene across Scandinavia.

Grief and yearning: Barbara Hannigan premieres The White Book

Bachtrack, 24th February

Setting texts by Nobel prize winning author Han Kang, this new work by British composer Laura Bowler for soprano and large orchestra is an emotionally charged exploration of mourning and longing.

Back in the spotlight: Bru Zane gives women composers chance to shine

Elodie Olson-Coons, 2nd February

With significant works by Louise Farrenc, Augusta Holmès and Clémence de Grandval – including two grand operas – Palazzetto Bru Zane is pioneering rediscovery of French music of the 19th century.

Singing on the strings: Élodie Brzustowski on Early music in France

Danny Riley, 14th January

Lute player and guitarist Élodie Brzustowski talks about the challenges of the two-metre long theorbo, rediscovering guitar music of the 1830s, and the multifaceted Early music scene in France.

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.