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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · 1d

We’re hiring 💡

We’re looking for a Project Manager (Families) to develop and manage events for families at Wigmore Hall ✨

Find out more and apply here: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/about-us/jobs/project-manager-families

Deadline: 9.00am on Tuesday 21 October

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Jo dB @jodb.bsky.social · 2d

Saw most of this (not the Beamish, obviously) last week in Skipton and it was a superb evening.

Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 2d

Dorothy Howell's at the Wigmore Hall! Coming up on the 16th - violinist Fenella Humphreys gives the world premiere of 'Tracing' by Sally Beamish, and tonnes of goodies from Prokofiev and Stravinsky to Mendelssohn www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...

Fenella Humphreys violin; Martin Roscoe piano

Fenella Humphreys violin; Martin Roscoe piano Felix Mendelssohn, Sally Beamish, Stravinsky and more

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 2d

Dorothy Howell's at the Wigmore Hall! Coming up on the 16th - violinist Fenella Humphreys gives the world premiere of 'Tracing' by Sally Beamish, and tonnes of goodies from Prokofiev and Stravinsky to Mendelssohn www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...

Fenella Humphreys violin; Martin Roscoe piano

Fenella Humphreys violin; Martin Roscoe piano Felix Mendelssohn, Sally Beamish, Stravinsky and more

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 3d

If you were following the last run of #FirstLastAnything, we had @leahbroad.bsky.social as a guest, and she mentioned an upcoming Avril Coleridge-Taylor disc, with the first ever recordings of several works. Leah's excellent blog has a new post on this. leahbroad.substack.com/p/avril-cole...

Avril Coleridge-Taylor World Premiere Recording Klaxon!!

No subtlety here, I am very excited about this recording

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 4d

It's finally here!! Avril Coleridge-Taylor is getting the first album ever dedicated entirely to her works. My post this week is about why Avril, her music, and the album matter

"Her compositions tell both one woman’s story, and a whole social history too."

leahbroad.substack.com/p/avril-cole...

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 13d

Happy release day to Dobrinka Tabakova! I cannot recommend this beautiful album enough - it is every bit the perfect successor to her wonderful 'String Paths'. Give yourself a Friday treat and take an hour to listen to this ❤️

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Pale cream cover of the album 'Sun Triptych' by composer Dobrinka Tabakova.

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 14d

What should we do with recordings by artists whose views we disagree with? And does it change how we hear Beethoven's music, knowing that it was used to bolster the Nazi regime?

On pianists Myra Hess and Elly Ney, and Beethoven on both sides of #WWII

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Image of pianist Myra Hess at the piano.

"Myra and Elly's stories show just how mercurial musical meaning can be, and how much the stories we tell about music matter. In different contexts, with different stories surrounding it, the same music can "mean" completely different things to different listeners."

"Does this change how we hear Beethoven's music, knowing that it was capable of being used in such a way? Should we change the language we use about "great" classical music? And what do we do now with Elly Ney's recordings of Beethoven sonatas, knowing her Nazi history?"

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Geshtin @geshtin.bsky.social · 16d

Fascinating read about a real badass (which is a good thing in case it wasn't obvious) who also wrote some amazing music. Before listening to the new CPO disc I had only heard her 2nd symphony. Now I'm thirsty for more. <3

Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 17d

NEW POST

This week I'm thinking about the role of music in political conflict.

Meet French Resistance composer Elsa Barraine, whose compositions responded to the rise of fascism in Europe

"Music would become Barraine's mode of resistance"

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The composer who defied the Nazis

Eight pieces to start listening to French Resistance composer Elsa Barraine

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 17d

NEW POST

This week I'm thinking about the role of music in political conflict.

Meet French Resistance composer Elsa Barraine, whose compositions responded to the rise of fascism in Europe

"Music would become Barraine's mode of resistance"

open.substack.com/pub/leahbroa...

The composer who defied the Nazis

Eight pieces to start listening to French Resistance composer Elsa Barraine

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 18d

It's essentially a blog - this is mine: open.substack.com/pub/leahbroa...

Songs of Sunrise | Leah Broad | Substack

Music, history, and some things inbetween. Click to read Songs of Sunrise, by Leah Broad, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · 18d

Would anyone be interested in a kind of music appreciation club via my Substack?

Maybe once a fortnight I'd pick a piece of classical music & provide a listening guide, info about the piece/composer, qs for discussion & further listening/reading.

Yes/no?

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · Sep 7

NEW POST about pianists Myra Hess & Elly Ney, and how they used Beethoven during #WWII.

"Myra and Elly’s stories show just how mercurial musical meaning can be, and how much the stories we tell about music matter."

open.substack.com/pub/leahbroa...

Conscripting Beethoven

How two pianists used Beethoven on both sides of World War II

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · Sep 7

Oh wow thank you!! I really hope you enjoy Quartet 😊

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Briony Andrews @brandnewrose.bsky.social · Aug 24

I recommend this fabulous, perfect Sunday reading and listening, and look forward to delving into the fascinating playlist some more.

Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · Aug 24

NEW! In ep 28 of #FirstLastAnything, author, broadcaster and musician Dr Leah Broad (@leahbroad.bsky.social) joins me to talk about the representation of women composers in classical music, her stupendous award-winning book #Quartet, and the BBC Proms. firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/08/24/f...

FLA 28: Dr Leah Broad (24/08/2025)

Picture (c) Monika Tomiczek Since the day I started reading the author, broadcaster and musician Dr Leah Broad’s magnificent Quartet: How Four Women Challenged the Musical World in the early spring…

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BettyStovesEyes @bettystoveseyes.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you x a million @whenisbirths.bsky.social and @leahbroad.bsky.social

Best FLA yet?? Possibly! So good

And so much here I'm banking to listen to later (just got to get to tomorrow - just the tiny matter of Elijah tonight in the way)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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suepersop @suepersop.bsky.social · Aug 24

Excellent interview! I can thoroughly recommend @leahbroad.bsky.social’s book so engagingly written.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · Aug 26

ICYMI, my conversation with the brilliant Dr Leah Broad (@leahbroad.bsky.social). We covered so much here, incredibly grateful to her for her time and expertise. #FirstLastAnything

Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · Aug 24

NEW! In ep 28 of #FirstLastAnything, author, broadcaster and musician Dr Leah Broad (@leahbroad.bsky.social) joins me to talk about the representation of women composers in classical music, her stupendous award-winning book #Quartet, and the BBC Proms. firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/08/24/f...

FLA 28: Dr Leah Broad (24/08/2025)

Picture (c) Monika Tomiczek Since the day I started reading the author, broadcaster and musician Dr Leah Broad’s magnificent Quartet: How Four Women Challenged the Musical World in the early spring…

firstlastanything.co.uk

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Emily Hazrati @emilyhazrati.bsky.social · Aug 27

New interview! Had such a great time chatting with @leahbroad.bsky.social for Choir & Organ magazine's Autumn 2025 issue, delving into just some of my compositional interests and experiences over the past few years, with a particular focus on my choral output.

www.gramophone.co.uk/choir-and-or...

Interview with Emily Hazrati

Leah Broad explores the influences, collaborations and philosophy of a young composer

www.gramophone.co.uk

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fantastic article by Samatha Ege and @leahbroad.bsky.social in this month’s @prospectmagazine.co.uk on the life, career and legacy of Avril Coleridge-Taylor (usually ££ but free for a limited period). @arusbridger.bsky.social

Avril Coleridge-Taylor, today’s composer

She was buffeted and cast aside by the winds of 20th-century history. It’s time she was finally recognised

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Sam Reenan @sam-reenan.bsky.social · May 25

I might be most excited about the chapter on Ethel Smyth’s late work The Prison. This is the first comprehensive analysis of the work.

Smyth adapts a metaphysical story from her close friend Henry Brewster.

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · May 4

Tonight!!! Exploring how Beethoven was used during World War II, featuring the only interview Elly Ney's family have given to English language media 😱 this was such a fascinating doc to make

Jessica Duchen @jessicaduchen.bsky.social · May 4

Fascinating Radio 3 Sunday Feature tonight by the marvellous @leahbroad.bsky.social looking at how Myra Hess in UK and Elly Ney in Nazi Germany both used Beethoven for their own very different ends around World War II. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Conscripting Beethoven

How two women used Beethoven's piano music to shape wartime culture in Germany and Britain

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · Apr 4

Off to the Courtauld to speak about the women on Katrina Lee's new album of solo violin works! Come join us if you're in London this evening: courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/chr...

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · Apr 2

The @womensprize.bsky.social throwing a great party as ever - congratulations to all the shortlisted fiction authors!!!

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Leah Broad @leahbroad.bsky.social · Mar 21

Off to Kings Place to speak at the EMPOWER panel on women in music!! Really looking forward to chatting with @errollynwallen.bsky.social, Jess Gillam & Heloise Werner about moving forward in classical music 💪🏻🎵

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