Interviews Archives an exclusive Classical Music e-Magazine Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:02:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Blue Prince, Bart Knol, and Bass Clarinet An Interview with the Composer Behind the Smash Hit Indie Game https://interlude.hk/blue-prince-bart-knol-and-bass-clarinet-an-interview-with-the-composer-behind-the-smash-hit-indie-game/ https://interlude.hk/blue-prince-bart-knol-and-bass-clarinet-an-interview-with-the-composer-behind-the-smash-hit-indie-game/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2025 16:16:52 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141160 Note: this article contains some very minor spoilers about the game.  In a funny twist of fate, life has brought me to one of the spacious vintage leather armchairs of coffeecompany Delft, a cosy work-friendly café in the Netherlands that serves ferociously strong

The post Blue Prince, Bart Knol, and Bass Clarinet <br/>An Interview with the Composer Behind the Smash Hit Indie Game appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/blue-prince-bart-knol-and-bass-clarinet-an-interview-with-the-composer-behind-the-smash-hit-indie-game/feed/ 0 The Recordings of Nimrod Borenstein ‘It’s the Magic of the Music that Counts’ https://interlude.hk/the-recordings-of-nimrod-borenstein-its-the-magic-of-the-music-that-counts/ https://interlude.hk/the-recordings-of-nimrod-borenstein-its-the-magic-of-the-music-that-counts/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 16:15:54 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=137083 Lauded by Gramophone as ‘among the most recorded of contemporary composers in the UK’, the music of British/French/Israeli composer Nimrod Borenstein is being increasingly performed on the international stage, with performances of his music from London’s Royal Opera House to

The post The Recordings of Nimrod Borenstein <br/>‘It’s the Magic of the Music that Counts’ appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/the-recordings-of-nimrod-borenstein-its-the-magic-of-the-music-that-counts/feed/ 0 An Interview with Composer Michael Zev Gordon https://interlude.hk/an-interview-with-composer-michael-zev-gordon/ https://interlude.hk/an-interview-with-composer-michael-zev-gordon/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:25:09 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=134826 There is a very exciting world premiere about to occur at the Barbican Center in London. A new work by British composer Michael Zev Gordon will be featured on March 25, 2025. Entitled A Kind of Haunting, it will feature

The post An Interview with Composer Michael Zev Gordon appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/an-interview-with-composer-michael-zev-gordon/feed/ 0 In Touch With Sophia Stoyanovich Rue Paradis: Chamber Works by Patrick Stoyanovich https://interlude.hk/in-touch-with-sophia-stoyanovich-rue-paradis-chamber-works-by-patrick-stoyanovich/ https://interlude.hk/in-touch-with-sophia-stoyanovich-rue-paradis-chamber-works-by-patrick-stoyanovich/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:11:50 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=131351 Meet Sophia Stoyanovich, an American violinist who recently released her debut album with pianist Derek Wang and cellist Aaron Wolff featuring compositions written by her father, Patrick Stoyanovich. A deeply personal project, this recording took just over four years to

The post In Touch With Sophia Stoyanovich <br/>Rue Paradis: Chamber Works by Patrick Stoyanovich appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/in-touch-with-sophia-stoyanovich-rue-paradis-chamber-works-by-patrick-stoyanovich/feed/ 0 Making a Difference: Speaking with Odaline de la Martínez https://interlude.hk/making-a-difference-speaking-with-odaline-de-la-martinez/ https://interlude.hk/making-a-difference-speaking-with-odaline-de-la-martinez/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:14:02 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=131270 Cuban-born composer Odaline de la Martínez (b. 1949) has some wonderful milestones coming up. First is the world premiere of her new work, Three Afro Cuban Poems, on 28 September; on 2 October, the University of Illinois will put on

The post Making a Difference: Speaking with Odaline de la Martínez appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/making-a-difference-speaking-with-odaline-de-la-martinez/feed/ 0 Inspired by an Encyclical Linda J. Chase’s For the Common Home https://interlude.hk/inspired-by-an-encyclical-linda-j-chases-for-the-common-home/ https://interlude.hk/inspired-by-an-encyclical-linda-j-chases-for-the-common-home/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:36:20 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=131105 On 24 May 2015, Pope Francis issued an encyclical, a letter from him addressed to a whole group, in this case, the world. Laudato si’, a shortening of a line from a canticle by Saint Francis of Assisi, ‘Laudato si’,

The post Inspired by an Encyclical <br/>Linda J. Chase’s <em>For the Common Home</em> appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/inspired-by-an-encyclical-linda-j-chases-for-the-common-home/feed/ 0 Renewing His Inspiration: An Interview with Thierry Escaich https://interlude.hk/renewing-his-inspiration-an-interview-with-thierry-escaich/ https://interlude.hk/renewing-his-inspiration-an-interview-with-thierry-escaich/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:48:38 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=129935 French composer, organist, and improviser Thierry Escaich believes that his skill in improvisation is the most important part of his art. The art of the improviser is one that is a particular skill of the classical organist. Improvisation is used

The post Renewing His Inspiration: An Interview with Thierry Escaich appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/renewing-his-inspiration-an-interview-with-thierry-escaich/feed/ 0 A Conversation With Shanghai Opera House Composer- Yiguo Yan https://interlude.hk/a-conversation-with-shanghai-opera-house-composer-yiguo-yan/ https://interlude.hk/a-conversation-with-shanghai-opera-house-composer-yiguo-yan/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:31:39 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=129221 Yiguo Yan is an accomplished composer, poet, and playwright based in Shanghai, where she serves as a composer for the Shanghai Opera House. Her compositions have gained international recognition and have been honored with prestigious awards. In particular, her original

The post A Conversation With Shanghai Opera House Composer- Yiguo Yan appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/a-conversation-with-shanghai-opera-house-composer-yiguo-yan/feed/ 0 In Touch With Unsuk Chin https://interlude.hk/in-touch-with-unsuk-chin/ https://interlude.hk/in-touch-with-unsuk-chin/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:18:14 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=129175 As the 75th Aldeburgh Festival – founded by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears – gets underway, we spoke to Korean-born composer Unsuk Chin, one of the festival’s Featured Artists. Who or what are the most significant influences on your musical

The post In Touch With Unsuk Chin appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/in-touch-with-unsuk-chin/feed/ 0 Interview with Joanna Forbes L’Estrange https://interlude.hk/interview-with-joanna-forbes-lestrange/ https://interlude.hk/interview-with-joanna-forbes-lestrange/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:21:07 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=125792 “I like to write music every choir can sing” Ahead of the release of her debut disc of choral music, I spoke to British composer, singer, and choir director Joanna Forbes L’Estrange about her influences and inspirations Your new album

The post Interview with Joanna Forbes L’Estrange appeared first on .

]]> https://interlude.hk/interview-with-joanna-forbes-lestrange/feed/ 1