This week, we talk (and laugh!) about classical music, concert reviews and constructive criticism with our special guest, Aleksey Igudesman.
Does the classical world need humour? Are classical composers and their critics really as serious as we make them up to be? Is there an art to writing concert reviews and why is meanness so enjoyable?
In this lively conversation, star musician and humourist Aleksey Igudesman tells us all about his latest project with John Malkovich, The Music Critic at the Symphony, and walks us through some of the most brutal reviews ever written about the composers we all know and love! He then shows us that there is room for humour in classical music indeed with a special selection of pieces which co-hosts Josh and Eva unpack in the second half of the show.
