Where are we with freedom of expression? In the Annual Gray's Inn Reading, Dame Siobhan Keegan will...
Welcome Address for the Middle Class Recruits to Communism Seminar Professor Sir Roderick Floud, the Provost of Gresham College welcomes...
Beanstalk or living instrument? How tall can the European Convention on Human Rights grow? The pervasive scope of the European Convention of Human Rights...
An Introduction to Film Music Music has always been closely associated with film. From Saint-Saëns...
Classical Music, Noisy Listening In this lecture, we will introduce the idea of musical works as tools for listening, from Mozart to Mahler, from medieval repertoires to minimalism.
The Theatre of Dionysus This lecture outlines the origins of Greek drama in this historic setting, its architectural development and some of the greatest masterpieces.
Music of the Last Century: Did Schoenberg get it right? The composers least noticed by writers on music history seem...
In Prison Camp: Messiaen 'Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps' A lecture with live musical illustrations on Olivier Messiaen's 'Quatuor...
Darkness Audible: Benjamin Britten at 100 - Middle, 1945-1970 The success of Peter Grimes caught Britten by surprise. It...