JDCMB
Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog. Music and writing in London, UK.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Happy birthday, Dame Emma Kirkby - here's a podcast
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I was very lucky to record this podcast interview with Dame Emma Kirkby at the Wigmore. The much-loved British soprano, doyenne of "ear...
Monday, February 25, 2019
Watch: Trusting the music within you
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Above, conductor Monica Buckland gives a TED talk about the whole point of conducting, from the basics to the fingertips, and what we can ...
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Quand notre Wigmore Hall fait Boum!
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Sometimes surprising things crop up when you're writing programme notes. Catch the amazing Marc-André Hamelin on 10 March at the Wigmo...
Thursday, February 21, 2019
In which all paths lead to Beethoven 7
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I've been reading an interesting book, which I'm reviewing for BBC Music Magazine. It's Good Music: What It Is and Who Gets to D...
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Visas for Life - a return to Lithuania
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It is Lithuania's National Day today, and for the first time Symphony Hall, Birmingham, is to resound to The Sea by Mikolajus Čiurlio...
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