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DR. STEVE COLLISSON, CONSULTANT
British cellist, lecturer, and examiner Dr. Steve Collisson has taught
at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the University of Birmingham,
and the Open University. He has adjudicated at many music festivals and
competitions, including the BBC Young Musician competition.
LEVON CHILINGIRIAN
Founder of the Chilingirian Quartet with the pianist Clifford Benson,
renowned violinist Levon Chilingirian performs worldwide and
teaches at London’s Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School
of Music & Drama.
MATTHEW O’DONOVAN
Head of Academic Music at Eton College, in the UK, Matthew
O’Donovan writes extensively about music. He is also a founding
member of the vocal ensemble Stile Antico and a published arranger.
GEORGE HALL
A former editor for Decca and the BBC Proms, George Hall is now a
full-time music critic. He writes for a wide range of UK music publications,
including The Stage, Opera, and BBC Music Magazine.
MALCOLM HAYES
Composer, writer, and broadcaster Malcolm Hayes has written
biographies of Anton Webern and Franz Liszt and edited The Selected
Letters of William Walton. His Violin Concerto premiered at the BBC
Proms in 2016.
MICHAEL LANKESTER
Educated at the Royal College of Music, Michael Lankester enjoys
an international conducting career. He has been Music Director of
the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Connecticut, and Conductor-in-
Residence of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
KARL LUTCHMAYER
An international concert pianist, Karl Lutchmayer holds a professorship
at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London and is guest lecturer at
various music colleges, including the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools.
KEITH MCGOWAN
Early music expert Keith McGowan has worked with most of the
major early music ensembles in the UK and was Master of Music
on several productions at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.
KUMI OGANO
Adjunct Associate Professor in Music at Connecticut College, Kumi
Ogano is an authoritative performer of the work of Japanese composers
Toru Takemitsu and Akira Miyoshi.
SOPHIE RASHBROOK
Sophie Rashbrook writes and presents on classical music for Sinfonia
Cymru and the Royal College of Music.
DR. CHRISTINA L. REITZ
Dr. Christina L. Reitz is an Associate Professor of Music at Western
Carolina University (North Carolina), where she teaches courses in
music history and American music.
TIM RUTHERFORD-JOHNSON
A teacher at Goldsmiths College, University of London, Tim Rutherford-
Johnson blogs about contemporary music and is the author of Music
after the Fall: Modern Composition and Culture since 1989.
HUGO SHIRLEY
Hugo Shirley is a music journalist and critic based in Berlin. He is a
regular contributor to Gramophone and Opera magazines.
KATIE DERHAM, FOREWORD
Host of the BBC Radio 3 programs Sound of Dance and In Tune, Katie
Derham is one of the station’s best-known voices. She has
been the face of the BBC Proms since 2010 and hosts the weekly
magazine show Proms Extra during the season. Katie also fronts
television documentaries, including The Girl from Ipanema: Brazil,
Bossa Nova, and the Beach for the BBC, and hosted the programs
All Together Now: The Great Orchestra Challenge and Fine Tuned.
In 2015 Katie was a finalist on Strictly Come Dancing, and she
won the Christmas Special in 2017.