Claire Jackson
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.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason: believe the hype about this young cellist
Music

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: believe the hype about this young cellist

It’s time to redefine classical music
Music

It’s time to redefine classical music

How the remotest outpost in the British Isles staged an orchestral concert
Music

How the remotest outpost in the British Isles staged an orchestral concert

Come rain or shine, summer is a special time for classical music
Music

Come rain or shine, summer is a special time for classical music

Music in the mind – how deaf audiences are sharing the joy of performance
Music

Music in the mind – how deaf audiences are sharing the joy of performance

Video game music: The soundtracks moving from consoles to concert halls
Music

Video game music: The soundtracks moving from consoles to concert halls

Commemorating the can-can do man
Music

Commemorating the can-can do man

Turn your papers over, it’s time to start Revision Hour on Classic FM
Music

Turn your papers over, it’s time to start Revision Hour on Classic FM

Rio grand – from Brasil em Concerto to Absolute Bird (via Olivier Messiaen)
Music

Rio grand – from Brasil em Concerto to Absolute Bird (via Olivier Messiaen)

BBC Proms 2019 goes out of this world with space-themed concerts
Music

BBC Proms 2019 goes out of this world with space-themed concerts

All Handels on decks – the Baroque maestro (and other composers) remixed
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All Handels on decks – the Baroque maestro (and other composers) remixed

Post-classical pioneer Joep Beving concludes stunning trilogy with ‘Henosis’
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Post-classical pioneer Joep Beving concludes stunning trilogy with ‘Henosis’