Last night the LSO gave the UK premiere of Betsy Jolas' A Little Summer Suite commissioned by Sir Simon Rattle. We sat down for a conversation with the LSO's Music Director to find out how a chance meeting led to this stunning piece ...
Daniil Trifonov opened his LSO Artist Portrait series on Sunday 17 Feburary with one of the greats of the piano repertoire, Ravel's Piano Concerto. We caught up with Daniil to talk about the concerto, rock music, King Crimson and how Scriabin sparked his love of classical music.
Conductor and soprano Barbara Hannigan features in our Artist Portrait series at the Barbican and takes the reins for her own programme on Sunday 17 March.
Picking a battle: How to find the right subject matter
The first step for any artist is working out what to write about. Ahead of the world premiere of her new piece Consumption LSO Soundhub Composer Lillie Harris leads us through what the process was like for her.
