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Damsel Elysium on collaboration and rediscovering music
Black and white photo a woman in a white dress leans on a large double bass in a wooded setting.
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Damsel Elysium on collaboration and rediscovering music

Damsel Elysium, multi-instrumentalist, talks about collaboration and rediscovering music as an art form in this 2023 interview.

5 things to know about Biber’s Rosary Sonatas
Violinist Eunsley Park plays violin
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5 things to know about Biber’s Rosary Sonatas

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s Rosary Sonatas went unheard for 200 years until being rediscovered in 1890; find out more about the iconic series.

Yuja Wang: 5 must watch performances
S Yuja Wang in an evening dress leaning over a grand piano
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Yuja Wang: 5 must watch performances

One of the world’s leading pianists; watch five of Yuja Wang’s iconic performances including incredible encores at Carnegie Hall and the BBC Proms.

5 ways in which ceramics can improve your mental health
Visitors in a bright white gallery viewing several large, colorful, textured sculptures that resemble abstract mounds or cakes.
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5 ways in which ceramics can improve your mental health

Get a look at ways in which the medium focussed on in Hayward Gallery’s Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Arts could benefit your mental health.

Who is composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor?
A black and white image of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a black man in a three-piece suit who sits on a high backed chair
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Who is composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is enjoying a 21st century renaissance thanks to orchestras like Chineke! Find out more about the Victorian composer.

30 years of the London Jazz Festival
Hugh Masekela plays the trumpet
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30 years of the London Jazz Festival

Revisit 30 years of the London Jazz Festival in this article which explores its roots and remembers some of its most iconic performances.

Robert Ames on collaboration and the beauty of an orchestra
Robert Ames crouches in front of a concrete wall; behind him is a green fabricated screen with circular holes cut from it. Ames rests his left elbow on his left knee.
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Robert Ames on collaboration and the beauty of an orchestra

The principal conductor and co-founder of the London Contemporary Orchestra discusses collaboration and his musical journey in this 2022 interview.

Ata ‘Sote’ Ebtekar on collaboration and early musical memories
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Ata ‘Sote’ Ebtekar on collaboration and early musical memories

The composer and sound artist gives a short interview about his musical style and approach to collaboration ahead of a 2022 gig with the LCO.

Arts unravelled: The secret signals in Shostakovich’s symphonies
The composer Dmitri Shostakovich wears glasses and looks off to his right
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Arts unravelled: The secret signals in Shostakovich’s symphonies

How Dmitri Shostakovich’s compositions included secret signals, from his own musical motif to dissent against Josef Stalin’s government.

The book that changed my world
Nova stands against a white wall smiling towards a window. She's wearing a white dress marked with a black and orange geometric print.
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The book that changed my world

Guy Gunaratne, Joelle Taylor, Josh Widdicombe, Nova Reid, Jessie Greengrass, Sheen Patel and Elias Jashen share notable books.

Poet Arji Manuelpillai on inspiration, influences and Improvised Explosive Device
The poet Arji Manuelpillai standing in a musical studio, he wears a brightly coloured flowery shirt and is raising his hands in the air
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Poet Arji Manuelpillai on inspiration, influences and Improvised Explosive Device

Poet Arji Manuelpillai talks about his debut collection Mutton Rolls in this 2022 interview ahead of an appearance at our London Literature Festival.

James Cahill and Gurnaik Johal on publishing their first books
The author James Cahill faces the camera whilst standing in front of a wall; the author Gurnaik Johal stands side on in front of an interior wall and looks to camera
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James Cahill and Gurnaik Johal on publishing their first books

Authors James Cahill and Gurnaik Johal discuss their debut books, Tiepolo Blue and We Move in this 2022 interview.