Brian Wise
Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine
Brian Wise is an audio producer, journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience working for major-market media outlets, radio stations and arts organisations. As a print and online journalist, he has contributed arts and culture coverage to numerous outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Slate, Listen magazine, Strings Magazine, MusicalAmerica.com, FiveThirtyEight, Travel and Leisure, Opera Canada and BBC Music Magazine (overseeing the latter publication’s monthly North American pages).
Recent articles by Brian Wise
Best backstage tours: here are some of the world's most fascinating concert hall tours you can join
What secrets lurk behind the stages of the world’s great concert halls? To find out, Brian Wise takes backstage tours of five leading concert halls and venues in London and New York
Who asked John Lennon to turn the music down? A musical tour of New York composers' homes
We name the legendary New York addresses of some famous classical musicians and composers. Plan your walking tour now!
Los Angeles musical tour: from Rachmaninov to John Cage, these are the L.A. homes of 14 musical titans
From Beverly Hills to Brentwood – passing Palm Springs – Brian Wise reveals the former famous musical inhabitants of California’s City of Angels
Spanish Flu: how the deadly pandemic impacted musicians
During 1918-19 musicians and concert halls fell victim to the deadly pandemic sweeping the world
Randall Goosby: the rising star violinist on his hope to bring music to a wider audience
The American violinist talks to Brian Wise about his hope to bring classical music to a wider audience, the advantages and trials of his mixed heritage, and about broadening the repertoire with his debut album 'Roots', which celebrates the work of black composers and performers
Car audio: how audio technology and enhanced sound systems are improving music on the move
Brian Wise takes a look at new audio technology that is allowing car drivers to enjoy increasingly vivid Vivaldi, blazing Brahms and scintillating Sibelius
How to record remotely and stream a concert online
For music ensembles, trying to peform together over the internet can be unwieldy and unsatisfactory. But, says Brian Wise, there are solutions out there