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Visit Classical-Music.com for the very latest from the music world Contents OCTOBER 2022 October Radio 3 and TV listings See p108 FEATURES 26 Cover: Abel Selaocoe The South African cellist tells Charlotte Smith about his unique musical upbringing and his ongoing mission to bring African and Western classical music together 36 Changing lives Leon Bosch reports on the work of the Buskaid charity in inspiring the South African musicians of tomorrow 40 A memorable folk trail Rick Jones dons his boater and follows in the footsteps of Vaughan Williams in the hunt for English folk music 44 Analogue age Listeners and performers are returning to the joys of vinyl in increasing numbers, as Simon Heighes reports 48 Evgeny Kissin The pianist shares frank thoughts with Michael Church on the Ukraine crisis and Russia, country of his birth EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score 25 Richard Morrison 32 The BBC Music Magazine Interview Flautist Sharon Bezaly spends time with Claire Jackson 66 Musical Destinations Jeremy Pound explores the music of Boulder, Colorado 68 Composer of the Month Francis Pott on Nikolai Medtner, a composer and pianist rated highly by Rachmaninov among others 72 Building a Library Andrew Stewart on the best versions of Vivaldi’s Gloria 106 Live concert and opera highlights 108 Radio & TV listings 112 Crossword and Quiz 114 Music that Changed Me Pianist Dame Imogen Cooper M A R C O B O R G G R E V E , I D K O R N F L E D DAV , I L L A R : J O H N M I S PA G E T H G E T T Y , I L L A R : J O H N M C O V E R 26 Abel Selaocoe Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus the performance we wish we had been able to attend live (see Letters, p9) Editor Charlotte Smith Perlman, Zukerman, du Pré, Barenboim and Mehta in Schubert’s ‘Trout’, RFH, 1969 Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Vaughan Williams conducts the premiere of his Fifth Symphony at the Proms, 1943 Reviews editor Michael Beek The LA Phil’s Star Wars Concert, 1977 Cover CD editor Alice Pearson Karajan conducts Ludwig and Schwarzkopf in R Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1956 Art editor Dav Ludford Picture editor Sarah Kennett Senior digital editor Debbie Graham Listings editor Paul Riley Thanks to Daniel Jaffé, Jenny Price, Rebecca Franks, Amelia Parker, HannahNepilova MARKETING Subscriptions director Jacky Perales-Morris Direct marketing manager Kellie Lane Senior direct marketing executive Joe Jones ADVERTISING Advertising sales director Mark Reen +44 (0)117 300 8810 Group advertisement manager Laura Jones +44 (0)117 300 8509 Business development manager Katie Gibbons +44 (0)117 300 8812 4 BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

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Contents

OCTOBER 2022

October Radio 3

and TV listings

See p108

FEATURES 26 Cover: Abel Selaocoe

The South African cellist tells Charlotte Smith about his unique musical upbringing and his ongoing mission to bring African and Western classical music together 36 Changing lives

Leon Bosch reports on the work of the Buskaid charity in inspiring the South African musicians of tomorrow 40 A memorable folk trail Rick Jones dons his boater and follows in the footsteps of

Vaughan Williams in the hunt for English folk music 44 Analogue age Listeners and performers are returning to the joys of vinyl in increasing numbers, as Simon Heighes reports 48 Evgeny Kissin The pianist shares frank thoughts with Michael Church on the Ukraine crisis and Russia, country of his birth

EVERY MONTH 8 Letters 12 The Full Score 25 Richard Morrison 32 The BBC Music Magazine Interview

Flautist Sharon Bezaly spends time with Claire Jackson 66 Musical Destinations

Jeremy Pound explores the music of Boulder, Colorado 68 Composer of the Month

Francis Pott on Nikolai Medtner, a composer and pianist rated highly by Rachmaninov among others 72 Building a Library

Andrew Stewart on the best versions of Vivaldi’s Gloria 106 Live concert and opera highlights 108 Radio & TV listings 112 Crossword and Quiz 114 Music that Changed Me

Pianist Dame Imogen Cooper

M A R C O B O R G G R E V E

,

I D K O R N F L E D

DAV

,

I L L A R

: J O H N M

I S PA G E

T H

G E T T Y

,

I L L A R

: J O H N M

C O V E R

26 Abel Selaocoe

Subscriptions £64.87 (UK); £65 (Europe); £74 (Rest of World) ABC Reg No. 3122 EDITORIAL Plus the performance we wish we had been able to attend live (see Letters, p9) Editor Charlotte Smith Perlman, Zukerman, du Pré, Barenboim and Mehta in Schubert’s ‘Trout’, RFH, 1969 Deputy editor Jeremy Pound Vaughan Williams conducts the premiere of his Fifth Symphony at the Proms, 1943 Reviews editor Michael Beek The LA Phil’s Star Wars Concert, 1977 Cover CD editor Alice Pearson Karajan conducts Ludwig and Schwarzkopf in R Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1956

Art editor Dav Ludford Picture editor Sarah Kennett Senior digital editor Debbie Graham Listings editor Paul Riley Thanks to Daniel Jaffé, Jenny Price, Rebecca Franks, Amelia Parker, HannahNepilova MARKETING Subscriptions director Jacky Perales-Morris Direct marketing manager Kellie Lane Senior direct marketing executive Joe Jones ADVERTISING Advertising sales director Mark Reen +44 (0)117 300 8810 Group advertisement manager Laura Jones +44 (0)117 300 8509 Business development manager Katie Gibbons +44 (0)117 300 8812

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