Streams ahead: a guide to best online practice

Sir Mark Elder and the LPO under the spotlights

Rinat Shaham, Gábor Bretz, Karina Canellakis and the NRPO

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin Philharmonic

Boris Godunov at Zurich Opera

Karita Mattila in Covid fan tutte

Foyer chat – and drinks – in Bergamo

The Nash Ensemble

Emily Kikta of NYCB in Sidra Bell’s pixelation in a wave (Within Wires)

Joana Mallwitz introduces Schubert's C major at the Konzerthaus

Sarah Hayashi (Fire) in L’Enfant et les sortilèges

By Mark Pullinger, 07 December 2020

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“What do you offer audiences beyond pointing cameras and microphones at musicians in an empty room?”

David Karlin, 29th August

The bespoke streaming platform, launched by Opéra national de Paris in 2023, boasts a wealth of fine opera performances – and many standout ballet performances as well.

Making connections, healing minds: Sarah Hicks on music and wellbeing

Elodie Olson-Coons, 14th May

The conductor talks about her longstanding interest in music and mental health, in diverse programming – and how in the digital era musical organisations are trying to reach people they couldn’t reach before.

All together now: Symphony.live gathering orchestras under one roof

David Karlin, 8th November

Maarten Walraven and Jeroen van Egmond at Symphony.live want to build a streaming platform for the world’s orchestras, working together on video for the benefit of all. Vision of the future – or pipe dream?

Venturing into the STAGE+ house of wonders

Peter Quantrill, 25th September

The vast treasure troves of Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Hyperion – as well as live performances from Bayreuth – are brought under one umbrella in the new, state-of-the-art streaming platform.

Six of the best audio streaming platforms for classical music in 2023

David Karlin, 5th April

We compare six audio streaming services you might choose for classical music: Idagio, Presto Music, Apple Music Classical, Spotify, Tidal and Amazon Music Unlimited.

From streaming to total immersion: Idagio’s Till Janczukowicz

David Karlin, 25th November

The founder and CEO of classical platform Idagio talks streaming, immersive experiences and about getting a better deal for artists.

Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.