» Meet Huseyin Sermet
09/02/10 11:10 from Jessica Duchen's classical music blog
My latest interviewee for International Piano Magazine makes his South Bank recital debut tonight. He's one of Turkey's top musicians, composer as well as pianist - though, he says, not composer-pianist - and we should have heard much more ..

» Enescu & Lipatti...
06/02/10 09:18 from Jessica Duchen's classical music blog
...in Enescu's Sonata No.3. Amazing recording - enjoy. And a few words in praise of Enescu and the ICR's Enescu Society. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2668

» V&A Musical Instrument Collection to close
04/02/10 11:37 from Jessica Duchen's classical music blog
Some thoughts on the projected closure of the V&A's world famous collection of musical instruments, and what great violins should really be doing... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2664

» POLL: PLEASE VOTE!
03/02/10 11:42 from Jessica Duchen's classical music blog
Should audiences be allowed to take drinks into classical concerts? Please vote in the poll at the top of the sidebar to the left. You can only vote once and polling closes at 1am on 11 February. Thanks for your feedback, and I look forward..

» Happy Birthday, Jascha and Fritz!
02/02/10 09:14 from Jessica Duchen's classical music blog
Today is Kreisler's birthday & Heifetz's too. Spooky. Don't miss this totally incredible film of Heifetz: http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2654

» Stolen: another half a million or so...
01/02/10 16:09 from Jessica Duchen's classical music blog
This time, it's from the Salzburg Easter Festival. And where else, we wonder? I turn revolutionary in Standpoint with a little help from Michael Moore. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2652