End of an era: Julian Lloyd Webber steps down from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

It’s been a glorious five years but Julian Lloyd Webber will be stepping down from his role as principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire next month.The brilliant cellist and good friend of Clive Conway Productions took on...

Berkoff probes the manipulative and abusive evil of Harvey Weinstein

Good to see inimitable actor writer and director and sometime Clive Conway Productions speaker Steven Berkoff pitching in and doing what he does best - creating brilliant and sometimes outrageous work and then marketing it...

Trials that Trail - recital series celebrating anti-apartheid heroes

When Andrew Mlangeni, the last of the great South African freedom fighters jailed in the Rivonia Trials of 1963, died last month at the age of 95 it truly was the end of an era.Now the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the ARCO...

Beyond the Fringe: catch up with the Edinburgh Literature Festival

Few places are reeling from the fallout of the pandemic like Edinburgh. The loss of this years Edinburgh Fringe has blasted a big coronavirus shaped hole in the city’s cultural calendar and sent shockwaves through the...

Rev Richard Coles' guide to life's rich tapestry

I am indebted to the Rev Richard Coles for reminding me through his ever-illuminating Twitter feed that last Thursday was the bicentenary of Sir George Grove, esteemed founder of Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Coles,...

Ban on indoor performances is finally lifted

So finally indoor performances at theatres and arts venues are back on the agenda, but only with rigid Covid-safe precautions.At the weekend it was announced that lockdown measures were beung eased in theatres, music venues,...

Fundraiser for brilliant young South African violinist Jordan Brooks

Brilliant young South African musician Jordan Brooks performed a fund-raising concert online at the weekend. With tickets available until Wednesday, it is designed to help raise money for the talented 17-year-old violinist’s...