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Out of the woods and into the woodwind
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 31/05/2016
» One of the world's most esteemed flute-players, Jasmine Choi, has led a life of almost unstoppable blessings. So she can ignore the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who hated the flute ("It's too exciting," he moaned), or Shakespeare ("Oh, that vile squeaking!"), or even Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who wrote his father about the flute's "dreadful sound".
Stephen Hough's 'many favourite things'
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 30/05/2013
» The pianist wowed a packed Carnegie Hall audience for his recital, dazzling them with performances of Schumann, Chopin and his own Sonata Luminosa. They applauded, cheered, stood up and demanded an encore. The pianist smiled, sat down again and thought for a moment.