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.
How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Music

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

Here’s one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
Music

Here’s one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Music

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
Music

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston
Music

Morton Feldman at the Tate Modern – an elegy for pioneering artist Philip Guston

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What’s yours?
Gavin Bryars

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What’s yours?

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
Classical music

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future
Classical music

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
Asylum seekers

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers

The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals
Classical

The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting
Classical

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
opera

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better