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Don't knock the Proms: events such as this keep alive the idea that music is for all (Gramophone)

Don't knock the Proms: events such as this keep alive the idea that music is for all (Gramophone)

Last week I was lucky enough to meet Errollyn Wallen, the Belize-born composer whose BBC Proms commission, This Frame is Part of the Painting, will be premiered next month at the Royal Albert Hall. We chatted about her career and the influence of artists like Howard Hodgkin on her work, before moving on to a more general discussion on the state of classical music today…

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Interview: Carl Craig and Chi-chi Nwanoku

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Interview: Carl Craig and Chi-chi Nwanoku

In the run up to Carl Craig’s collaboration with Chineke! at the Royal Albert Hall, I talk to the veteran techno DJ about classical music and his creative process.