We are Classical

Timothy Myers talks about his time spent studying with Lorin Maazel and the great impact it had on his career. With a summer debut at Santa Fe Opera and many notable engagements on his calendar, Myers is a conductor you need to know.

Sir Neville Marriner, one of the world’s greatest conductors, has died aged 92. He is probably most strongly associated with theAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, which he founded in 1958. The academy initially consisted of twelve players who met to rehearse in Neville’s front room and took their name from the church in which they gave their first performance. The academy soon expanded into a chamber orchestra of astounding reputation, of which Marriner became life president in 2011.