Early music focus: guest editor Adrian Horsewood looks back to the origins of the early music movement and considers how the pioneers of the 1950s and 1960s have shaped today’s artists; the viola d’amore takes centre stage at Scotland’s soundfestival; Clare Norburn on bringing early music to wider audiences; Le Concert de l’Hotel Dieu on collaborating with hip-hop artists, Indian musicians and ballet companies; tips from a harpsichordist on playing Bach; Fondazione Benetton’s medieval music series; Robert Hollingworth takes up the baton at Stour Music Festival; Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s keyboard works; and polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński.

At Classical Music magazine, Roderick Williams discusses his latest work with the City of London Sinfonia; the BBC National Chorus of Wales ‏prepares for the premiere of a neglected Mass by Stanford; Nicholas Kenyon on plans for the City of London’s Culture Mile; mentoring young artists with City Music Foundation; travelling with instruments on planes; Awards for Young Musicians at 20; programme meets palate at Musique et Vin; optimising performance and finding your ‘flow zone’; Trinity Laban champions music by women composers; BAPAM; and Bolshoi Festival of Russian Music.

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