Thomas Larcher: “I used to hate operatic voices”

By Stephen Pritchard, 06 June 2019

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“I want the singers to be more like Leonard Cohen than Luciano Pavarotti”

Kurt Gottschalk, 8th January

The American cellist talks about her close collaborations with composers, which this season includes a new cello concerto from Richard Blackford with the Czech Philharmonic, as well as Thomas Larcher and Gabriela Ortiz.

Thomas Larcher: a new piano concerto for NTR Saturday Matinee

Laurence Vittes, 20th May

We spoke to the Austrian composer about the new piece he wrote for Kirill Gerstein and Semyon Bychkov.

No fixed paths: Jorge Losana on Early music in Spain

Eleanor Knight, 24th April

Founder of celebrated young vocal ensemble Cantoría talks about being a musical organiser, singing musical ensaladas, and how Barcelona might be the capital of Early music on the Iberian peninsula.

On a whim: Hina Maeda on the Wieniawski Competition

Nahoko Gotoh, 23rd April

Five years ago, the Japanese violinist made the spontaneous decision to enter the prestigious Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. She talks about how her win in 2022 was a musically life-changing experience.

From Paris to Weimar with Anne Sofie von Otter

Kevin W Ng, 17th April

Ahead of an appearance at London’s Cadogan Hall, the Swedish mezzo-soprano talks about her love for French and German song, and combining intimate performances with opera singing on a much larger scale.

Cultural activism: Leticia Moreno in Singapore

Frank Kuznik, 14th April

The Spanish violinist makes her Sinagpore debut in May performing Szymanowski. She talks about taking repertoire to new places, and being an advocate for unusual Spanish music.

Stephen Pritchard

Stephen Pritchard began singing as a treble at the age of eight and progressed to become a tenor in Portsmouth Cathedral Choir, the Gibbons Consort and now the English Chamber Choir. Writing about music has been at the core of his 40-year career in journalism, chiefly at the Observer. He has been known to play a pretty mean jazz double bass.