Classical Music Blog and Magazine an exclusive Classical Music e-Magazine Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:14:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Four Love-Hate Relationships Between Composers and Critics https://interlude.hk/four-love-hate-relationships-between-composers-and-critics/ https://interlude.hk/four-love-hate-relationships-between-composers-and-critics/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:26:15 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143884 Throughout music history, music critics have often elevated (or eviscerated) a composer’s reputation. Sometimes critics and composers have found themselves in public feuds. Other times, the composer and critic in question became unlikely friends. Today, we’re looking at four of

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]]> https://interlude.hk/four-love-hate-relationships-between-composers-and-critics/feed/ 0 Celebrating 100 Years of the Royal School of Church Music Join the celebrations with Songs of the Spirit https://interlude.hk/celebrating-100-years-of-the-royal-school-of-church-music-join-the-celebrations-with-songs-of-the-spirit/ https://interlude.hk/celebrating-100-years-of-the-royal-school-of-church-music-join-the-celebrations-with-songs-of-the-spirit/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:16:46 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143878 As the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) prepares to celebrate its centenary in 2027, a major new musical milestone is on the horizon – a significant new choral commission, Songs of the Spirit, written by the award-winning and newly-awarded

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]]> https://interlude.hk/celebrating-100-years-of-the-royal-school-of-church-music-join-the-celebrations-with-songs-of-the-spirit/feed/ 0 How Klaus Mäkelä’s Teacher Jorma Panula Created a Conducting Dynasty https://interlude.hk/how-klaus-makelas-teacher-jorma-panula-created-a-conducting-dynasty/ https://interlude.hk/how-klaus-makelas-teacher-jorma-panula-created-a-conducting-dynasty/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:26:54 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143853 Few teachers have had as profound an influence on modern conducting as Finnish conductor and pedagogue Jorma Panula. Born in 1930 in Kauhajoki, Finland, Panula studied music and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He served as the music

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]]> https://interlude.hk/how-klaus-makelas-teacher-jorma-panula-created-a-conducting-dynasty/feed/ 0 Gregor Joseph Werner: The Composer Colleague Who Hated Haydn https://interlude.hk/gregor-joseph-werner-the-composer-colleague-who-hated-haydn/ https://interlude.hk/gregor-joseph-werner-the-composer-colleague-who-hated-haydn/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:23:18 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143811 Joseph Haydn earned his nickname “Father of the Symphony” while working as the Kapellmeister in the Esterházy household, where he worked for decades, overseeing the court orchestra. However, when Haydn first joined that household at the age of twenty-nine, he

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]]> https://interlude.hk/gregor-joseph-werner-the-composer-colleague-who-hated-haydn/feed/ 0 The Four Teachers Who Shaped Beethoven https://interlude.hk/the-four-teachers-who-shaped-beethoven/ https://interlude.hk/the-four-teachers-who-shaped-beethoven/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:23:23 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143804 Ludwig van Beethoven is often remembered as a solitary genius: a composer who wrestled with fate, revolutionised music, and struggled through tinnitus, deafness, and depression to create some of the most influential works in the Western canon. But Beethoven didn’t

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-four-teachers-who-shaped-beethoven/feed/ 0 Meet the Movers and Shakers News that Matters in 2025 https://interlude.hk/meet-the-movers-and-shakers-news-that-matters-in-2025/ https://interlude.hk/meet-the-movers-and-shakers-news-that-matters-in-2025/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:47 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143795 2025 was a year in which Chinese classical music found itself moving simultaneously outward and inward: expanding its international presence while confronting geopolitical, institutional, and structural realities at home. From orchestras touring abroad and Chinese musicians winning major international competitions,

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]]> https://interlude.hk/meet-the-movers-and-shakers-news-that-matters-in-2025/feed/ 0 Why Mozart Still Makes Us Laugh https://interlude.hk/why-mozart-still-makes-us-laugh/ https://interlude.hk/why-mozart-still-makes-us-laugh/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:47:30 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143736 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is often introduced as a miracle. He was a divine child, and a celestial genius, like a marble statue with a powdered wig. But the moment you actually listen to his music, the statue starts to grin.

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]]> https://interlude.hk/why-mozart-still-makes-us-laugh/feed/ 0 If You Like Liszt, You Might Like Lang Lang https://interlude.hk/if-you-like-liszt-you-might-like-lang-lang/ https://interlude.hk/if-you-like-liszt-you-might-like-lang-lang/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:30:46 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143706 Franz Liszt, the 19th-century Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist, is celebrated for his dazzling piano compositions, which combine technical brilliance, emotional depth, and innovative forms. His works have ever since captivated audiences with their virtuosic demands and expressive range. For

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]]> https://interlude.hk/if-you-like-liszt-you-might-like-lang-lang/feed/ 0 Six Composers Who Supported Political Revolutions https://interlude.hk/six-composers-who-supported-political-revolutions/ https://interlude.hk/six-composers-who-supported-political-revolutions/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:27:48 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143722 Sometimes listeners claim that music – and classical music in particular – is above politics. Unfortunately for these people, history proves them wrong. Many of the greatest composers in classical music history were deeply engaged with politics, and their political

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]]> https://interlude.hk/six-composers-who-supported-political-revolutions/feed/ 0 Eight Soldier Composers: Their Horrific, Heartbreaking Wartime Stories https://interlude.hk/eight-soldier-composers-their-horrific-heartbreaking-wartime-stories/ https://interlude.hk/eight-soldier-composers-their-horrific-heartbreaking-wartime-stories/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:05:00 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143725 The two world wars forever altered the lives of everyone who fought in them…including the great composers. Some found creative inspiration amidst the violence, while others had their careers or even lives cut short by it. But these eight composers

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