Claire Jackson
Claire Jackson
Claire Jackson writes about classical music, opera and the arts for titles including BBC Music magazine and Opera Now. She contributes a fortnightly column on classical and contemporary music to The Big Issue.
How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Handel’s bedroom in Brook Street, London
Music

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
Music

Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Karl Jenkins
Music

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
ENO Ally Pally
Music

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
Morton Feldman's music being performed at the Tate Modern
Music

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?
A man playing a double bass
Gavin Bryars

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
Classical music

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future
Zubin Kanga in blue jacket and gloves under a pink light
Classical music

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
People sit watching classical musicians on an outdoor stage
Asylum seekers

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers

The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals
Ukranian Freedom Orchestra
Classical

The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting
The original production of Stravinsky Rite Of Spring in Paris in 1913.
Classical

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
Glyndebourne Festival
opera

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better