{"id":28287,"date":"2023-05-17T15:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T13:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=184767"},"modified":"2023-05-23T08:47:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T06:47:56","slug":"june-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/june-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Steve Wright\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 17 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Our June cover star is violinist Rachel Podger<\/strong><\/a>, who came away with not one but two awards at the BBC Music Magazine<\/em> Awards 2023. Rachel, winner of both the Instrumental<\/strong><\/a> and Recording of the Year Awards for her visionary album Tutta Sola<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, explains to Charlotte Smith <\/strong><\/a>how she set out to place Bach\u2019s incredible Sonatas and Partitas in some context \u2013 and how the composer\u2019s monumental achievements also stand on their own.<\/p>\n

Indeed, in this issue we talk to all of the winning performers from our 2023 Awards, including cellist Abel Selaocoe<\/strong><\/a>, violinist Fenella Humphreys, the team behind a sparkling new performance of the Italian-opera spoof The Dragon of Wantley<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and many more. These groundbreaking, visionary artists tell us about the inspirations and processes behind their acclaimed recent recordings.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Roger Nichols<\/strong><\/a> explores in depth the wonderful variety of Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019s five groundbreaking piano concertos, while Gayle Wood<\/strong><\/span> tells the remarkable story of Joseph Emidy, from captivity in South America to violin superstar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conductor Oliver Zeffman tells Michael White<\/strong><\/a> about staging concerts in unlikely and imaginative spaces, while the l<\/span>egendary violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter celebrates her 60th birthday in the company of Ariane Todes<\/strong>. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

F<\/span>or this month\u2019s Musical Destinations, Laurence Vittes <\/strong>heads to California\u2019s Napa Valley, where he <\/span>samples wonderful music, sophisticated wine and tasty food at the region\u2019s flagship festival.<\/p>\n

Our Composer of the Month is William Byrd. Andrew Stewart<\/strong> profiles a Catholic composer who successfully defied the many dangers of Elizabethan England \u2013 and wrote some of the most beautiful music of the era to boot. <\/span><\/p>\n

For t<\/span>his month\u2019s Building a Library Rebecca Franks<\/strong><\/a> tells the story of\u00a0Rebecca Clarke\u2019s captivating and emotional Viola Sonata, and seeks out its finest recordings. <\/span>And, on our inside back cover, soprano Angel Blue discusses the music that has shaped her into the performer she is today.<\/p>\n