Interviews with leading figures from the arts
10 Questions for Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
At all of 22, the British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor has already become one of the best-loved solo pianists in the UK, with an international career that spans the globe. A remarkable child prodigy from Southend-on-Sea, he first shot to prominence when he won the piano section of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2004, aged only 11, amazing audiences with the maturity and sensitivity of his musicianship.Now, having completed his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he...
theartsdesk Q&A: Novelist Hilary Mantel
Monday, 19 January 2015
Hilary Mantel is a maker of literary history. Wolf Hall, an action-packed 650-page brick of a book about the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell, won the Man Booker Prize in 2009. Its successor, the just as sturdy Bring Up the Bodies, followed it onto the Booker rostrum three years later - the first sequel ever to win the prize in its 44-year history. Then came the RSC's stage adaptation of both novels, which started in Stratford, proceeded to the West End and this year goes to Broadway. And...
theartsdesk Q&A: Playwright Ayub Khan Din
Sunday, 11 January 2015
It’s been quite a journey for Ayub Khan Din. Born in 1961, the acclaimed playwright grew up in a crowded Salford household, the youngest child of a...
theartsdesk Q&A: Playwright Nina Raine
Saturday, 06 December 2014
When writers research, it’s not all about digging for facts. Feelings also count. When Nina Raine spent three months visiting hospitals for a play...
Miloš Karadaglić, 'the guitar player of the...
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Compared to grand divas, virtuoso pianists or stupendous fiddlers, legends of the classical guitar have been few in number. Once you've ticked off...
10 Questions for Songwriter Jackson Browne
Monday, 17 November 2014
Veteran tunesmith on politics, David Geffen and life with the Eagles |
10 Questions for Musician Michael League
Sunday, 09 November 2014
Snarky Puppy's bassist and bandleader on composing for a collective |
theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Akram Khan
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Kathak and contemporary dancer talks about flamenco, inspiration, and his last performance piece |
theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Wayne McGregor
Monday, 27 October 2014
British dance-maker shares his views on creative practice, cognitive neuroscience, and critics |
Annie Lennox: The Jazz Singer
Sunday, 26 October 2014
Britain's best-selling singer on her new jazz album, Amy Winehouse and existential loneliness |
10 Questions for Musician Fuse ODG
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Anglo-Ghanaian rising star of the Afrobeats scene on making a stand for Africa |
theartsdesk Q&A: Conductor Jonathan Nott
Sunday, 19 October 2014
An Englishman abroad on balancing Mahler and Strauss with contemporary music |
10 Questions for Playwright Simon Stephens
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The celebrated dramatist on adapting his idol Chekhov’s seminal work |
10 Questions for Conductor Alan Gilbert
Sunday, 12 October 2014
The New York Philharmonic's music director on recording a Nielsen cycle for 150th anniversary year |
10 Questions for Musician Jamie Cullum
Wednesday, 08 October 2014
The best-selling jazz artist on following his instinct and being part of the most exciting scene in the world |
theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Holly Johnson
Saturday, 04 October 2014
Frankie Goes To Hollywood's frontman on disco, art, the Eighties, HIV, Live Aid, Liverpool and what his maiden aunt made of 'Relax' |
'For classical musicians, Radiohead are the band'
Wednesday, 01 October 2014
Richard Tognetti of the Australian Chamber Orchestra on premiering a new work by Jonny Greenwood |
10 Questions for Soprano Sandrine Piau
Sunday, 28 September 2014
The former harpist who became the connoisseur's soprano of choice for Baroque and early music |
10 Questions for Conductor Vladimir Jurowski
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
LPO maestro on the ins and outs of Rachmaninov, focus of this season's celebration |
10 Questions for Musician Gruff Rhys
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Super Furry Animal travels to the heart of America in pursuit of a long-lost multi-media tall tale |
10 Questions for Actor Stellan Skarsgård
Sunday, 14 September 2014
Sweden's succesful export talks about the humour in brutality, the nature of Scandinavia and Monty Python |
10 Questions for Singer Sarah-Jane Morris
Saturday, 13 September 2014
Passionate, political singer discusses writing, Africa, and her career with the Communards |
10 Questions for Playwright Nicholas Wright
Monday, 08 September 2014
Great war story: on adapting Pat Barker's 'Regeneration' for the theatre |
theartsdesk Q&A: Actress Sofie Gråbøl
Saturday, 06 September 2014
The face of Nordic noir on The Killing, cancer and playing a queen for two national theatres |
10 Questions for Horn Player Sarah Willis
Sunday, 17 August 2014
A second album for Berlin Phil musician will expand the repertoire downwards |
10 Questions for Director Hong Khaou
Thursday, 07 August 2014
Fresh new talent on film-industry diversity and his debut feature Lilting, starring Ben Whishaw |
10 Questions for Actress Celia Imrie
Monday, 04 August 2014
The versatile actress and author celebrates the act of stepping into the unknown |
theartsdesk Q&A: Tenor Michael Fabiano
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
American singer on the brink of superstardom talks Verdi, competition and inspiration |
theartsdesk Q&A: DJ Gilles Peterson
Saturday, 12 July 2014
Taste-making DJ and broadcaster on jazz, how to stay relevant, and John Peel's legacy |
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