Overwhelming darkness: In conversation with Mark Simpson
British composer Mark Simpson discusses his writing process, how he is drawn towards melancholy, and his search for what it means to be human
Timothy Ridout joins Duncan Ward to seek the darkness
Timothy Ridout gives the Dutch premiere of Mark Simpson’s Viola Concerto ‘Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth’ with Duncan Ward and Phil Zuid
Ben Goldscheider plays new Watkins concerto
A Friday night concert in Die Glöcke, Bremen with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, was a very British meeting of minds. Ben Goldscheider gave the German premiere of a new concerto…