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17 November 2020
Christmas 2020
In the Christmas 2020 issue of BBC Music Magazine, we meet the iconic film
composer John Williams to reflect on his illustrious career in Hollywood, his concert
works and the thrills of conducting the Vienna Philharmonic
Merry Christmas! In this month’s issue, we meet the iconic film composer John
Williams to reflect on his long and prosperous career in Hollywood, some of his
greatest scores and concert music and his thrilling forays into conducting.
As is tradition, BBC Music Magazine has commissioned a special Christmas carol for
our readers. This year’s offering is from composer Freya Waley-Cohen, who
introduces us to ‘A candle sings of simple things’, her setting of a new poem by
Charlie Cotton. Also this issue, enjoy our musical Advent Calendar, packed full with
musical trivia, recommendations of festive recordings and much more.
James Naughtie meets the King’s College, Cambridge director of music Daniel Hyde
for this month’s BBC Music Magazine Interview, while actor Simon Russell Beale
tells us about the music that’s shaped his life. Daniel Jaffé celebrates our enduring
love affair with the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and his personal experiences of
singing alongside like-minded amateurs. Plus, Freya Parr meets the winner of this
year’s Royal Philharmonic Society Conductor Award, the BBC Symphony
Orchestra’s principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska.
