Claire Jackson, Author at The Big Issue

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Claire Jackson

Claire Jackson writes about classical music, opera and the arts for titles including BBC Music magazine and Opera Now. She contributes a fortnightly column on classical and contemporary music to The Big Issue.

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Gavin Bryars

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What’s yours?

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Classical music

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár

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Classical music

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future

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Asylum seekers

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers

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Classical

The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals

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Classical

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting

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opera

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better

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classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

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pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

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Climate protest

Erland Cooper’s slowly thawing call to arms

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Collaboration

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons reimagined by Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro

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Choral