Michael White
Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine
Recent articles by Michael White
Patricia Routledge: from Bernstein to Bucket, a life less ordinary
Though known chiefly for her brilliant portrayal of a social climber on TV’s Keeping Up Appearances, Patricia Routledge was once also a successful mezzo, as the actress recalls with Michael White
Michael Tilson Thomas: why a terminal cancer diagnosis won't stop me from conducting
As conductor Michael Tilson Thomas marks his 80th birthday, he speaks to Michael White about continuing to make wonderful music while living with cancer
Britten's War Requiem: the story of how Britten came to compose his most famous piece
In 1962 the world’s attention turned to war-torn Coventry. In the city's newly built cathedral, Britten’s War Requiem was about to receive its symbolic world premiere. Michael White tells the story
Meeting British conductor Oliver Zeffman
Young conductor Oliver Zeffman applies his entrepreneurial zeal to every one of his ambitious and beautifully staged events, finds Michael White
Thomas Gainsborough: did you know the famous artist was also a keen music enthusiast?
Close friends with leading musicians of his day, the great English painter Thomas Gainsborough was a keen player himself. Michael White visits Gainsborough’s House in Suffolk to find out more
15 people who made the Proms what it is today
Michael White introduces the extraordinary figures, past and present, who have moulded and changed this august and unique music festival