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.
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.
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.
Based on the comings and goings of the cosmological cocktail party that's the solar system, how do the composers of years gone by match up to their astrology?
