COMPARING NOTES: John Owen-Jones in Conversation
West End and Broadway star John Owen-Jones chats with Edward Seckerson about his two best-known roles, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, his vocal process, and his love of…
COMPARING NOTES: Michael Xavier in Conversation
West End and Broadway leading man Michael Xavier discusses starring opposite Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard in London and New York, his working processes for theatre and film, and his MX Masterclasses for aspiring young performers.… [Read…
NOTES FROM LOCKDOWN: Jason Carr in Conversation
Award-winning composer, arranger and orchestrator Jason Carr talks to Edward Seckerson about shared musical passions, including Bernstein and Rodgers, the secrets of orchestration and his favourite songs and shows. … [Read More]
NOTES FROM LOCKDOWN: Nicola Benedetti in Conversation
A virtual sit-down with one of the sharpest and most searching musical minds in the business. Superstar violinist Nicola Benedetti talks lockdown, education, inclusivity, fearlessness, Elgar, Shostakovich and much more with Edward Seckerson.… [Read More]
NOTES FROM LOCKDOWN: Nigel Lilley in Conversation
West End musical director Nigel Lilley joins Edward Seckerson for another in his series of free-wheeling conversations with musical and theatrical luminaries. Nigel discusses his work on the Olivier Award-winning revival of Follies at the National Theatre,…
NOTES FROM LOCKDOWN: John Wilson in Conversation
A free-wheeling conversation with conductor John Wilson, taking in his leadership of the newly reformed Sinfonia of London, recordings of music by Korngold and Richard Rodney Bennett, his love of French music, opera and musical theatre.… [Read…
ENCOUNTERS: Edward Seckerson talks to Broadway composer LUCY SIMON
Edward Seckerson sits down with composer LUCY SIMON – The Secret Garden, Doctor Zhivago – to reflect on her journey from homespun duets with her sister Carly to the stages of Broadway and the West End. From…
Edward Seckerson talks to RENÉE FLEMING about The Light in the Piazza
Early in the development of Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas’ extraordinary The Light in the Piazza it was thought that Chicago Lyric Opera might be tendering a commission for the piece. It wasn’t to be. Broadway beckoned.…
BARBICAN: Classical Music Podcasts
Delighted to be hosting a regular new series of podcasts for the Barbican. Hear interviews, performances and exclusive tracks from the world’s finest classical musicians and performers, Barbican resident orchestras and international associates in Barbican Classical Music podcasts. …
A Conversation With VICTORIA WOOD: New TV drama, ‘Loving Miss Hatto’
In 2007 Gramophone magazine uncovered an extraordinary fraud that rocked the classical music industry. Concert pianist Joyce Hatto – a little-known artist of moderate talent – was suddenly the name on everyone’s lips when a series of…
