The Music Room
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The Music Room
Introducing The Music Room
For music lovers of all kinds and ages to enjoy, The Music Room is an exciting twelve-episode digital project, created in response to the Covid-19 panemic. It was especially curated in 2020 by Zoë Beyers, one of the UK’s most versatile violinists. Watch all the broadcasts again on our YouTube channel.
19th June 2020 - a conversation with Kenneth Woods
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The first of Zoë Beyers' conversations in The Music Room is with American conductor, composer, writer and cellist Kenneth Woods, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra.
Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as “a symphonic conductor of stature”, Kenneth Woods has quickly built up an impressive and acclaimed body of work with the orchestra and was also recently appointed Artistic Director of both the Colorado MahlerFest – the only US organisation other than the New York Philharmonic to receive the International Gustav Mahler Society’s Gold Medal – and the Elgar Festival in Worcester.
3rd July 2020 - a conversation with Matthew Sharp
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The second of Zoë Beyers' conversations in The Music Room is with cellist, opera singer, actor and director Matthew Sharp.
‘Virtuoso of the arts’ (The Times), Matthew Sharp, is internationally recognised as both a compelling classical artist and a fearless pioneer. His adventures in and through music and across disciplines are 'unrivalled' and ‘unprecedented’, balancing provenance and vision in a unique and potent way.
17th July 2020 - a conversation with William Conway
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The third of Zoë Beyers' conversations in The Music Room is with Artistic Director of the world-renowned Hebrides Ensemble, William Conway.
William Conway is an internationally renowned conductor and cellist, whose performances have been described as ‘astonishingly convincing’ (Opera magazine), ‘a tour de force’ (Guardian), with ‘a flair for the unpredictable’ (Financial Times). On the podium, he is known for his conviction, clarity and intelligent musicianship, while his collaborations with Hebrides Ensemble, of whom he is the Artistic Director and founding member, have been praised for their fresh and inspirational approach to programming.
