John Mackey sent me the music for the 3rd movement of his new Clarinet concerto yesterday and I couldn’t wait to have a look at it! Here’s a passage from towards the end of the piece. Managed to squeeze in this bit of practice not long before going on stage for a performance of Copland’s concerto! | Julian Bliss

How do you make the clarinet sing? ‘Imagination’ is the key, says Anthony McGill. The Principal Clarinet with the New York Philharmonic was at the #bbcproms to perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, the second movement of which he calls ‘hauntingly beautiful... the most beautiful music ever written (at least for the clarinet 😊)’. 📺 Watch Anthony’s sublime performance alongside Mendelssohn’s magical musical retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Search #iplayer for: Mozart, Mendelssohn and A Mids