Opinion - Inside view

Inspiration: Dame Janet Baker Photo: Simon Jay Price

4 June 2013

History in the making: the RPS awards

The RPS does history really well, and has done ever since it slipped Beethoven £100 on his death bed. But our own age has seen a shift in emphasis for an organisation that acknowledges the laurels but maintains a firm grip on the modern-day needs of the music world.

Keith Clarke

1 March 2013

Where was the duty of care?

The sorry saga in the wake of Michael Brewer’s conviction for sexual abuse of a music student has a distinct whiff of the Jimmy Savile scandal about it. As increasing numbers of former students come forward with their stories and more and more teachers stand accused, a common theme is that the existence of this abuse was widely known.

Keith Clarke

11 February 2013

Inside view: Let’s stop slapping people round the head

Well done, brave orchestra managers, for surviving another Association of British Orchestras annual conference, held in Leeds 23-25 January. A report will appear in our March issue, but for the time being readers can rest assured that there was no rush on the defibrillators during this year’s keynote address.