Living Classical is built on the belief that today’s classical music is expansive, varied, and created by people from every background and lived experience. Dedicated to promoting the composers, performers, and communities shaping today’s classical landscape... prxludes.net/2026/08/17/l...
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A contemporary magazine focused on promoting and celebrating emerging composers 🎶 Learn more: prxludes.net
‼️ OXFORD ‼️ Come join us at The Nest with Oxford Contemporary Music on Friday 25 September - for an evening of live music and conversations with some of today's most exciting composers 👀 Interested? Book your tickets now: wegottickets.com/f/23959
Lisa Robertson is a composer and violinist based in the West Highlands of Scotland. Lisa's work explores the changing environmental landscape, the connection between people and the land, the imitation of bird sounds, and Gaelic language and culture... prxludes.net/2026/08/17/l...
The creative practice of Saurabh Shivakumar explores embodied listening and performer agency in improvised, experimental, and electronic music practices. His music has been performed at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall... prxludes.net/2026/08/17/saurabh-shivakumar/
💫 have you checked out our latest issue of PRXLUDES ⁉️ four new interviews and articles celebrating the most cutting-edge composers of today 👅 go check it outttt: prxludes.net
🎙️ OXFORD! We're throwing a party in your beautiful city on Friday 25 September at The Nest, with the incredible Oxford Contemporary Music ⚡ 🔥 PRX.LIVE: live music and conversations with today's most exciting composers - tickets are available here: wegottickets.com/f/23959
‼️ NEW PRXLUDES - OUT NOW ‼️ We're so excited to bring you four new interviews and articles featuring some of today's most cutting-edge composers and contemporary music organisations 🌒 Interested? Read all this and more at: prxludes.net
‼️ FAN OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC?‼️ On Monday, we are dropping our August 2026 issue⚡ featuring new interviews and articles celebrating some of today's most exciting composers 🔥 Want to be the first to know? 👀 Drop us a follow or sign up to our mailing list 💌 link in our bio... 📸 @kitmccarthyphoto
Since 2020, we have interviewed and platformed over 150 composers based not only in the UK, but also across the world 🌏 Interested to learn more about what they make? Then have a read of our articles, by clicking the link in our bio 🎶
Lise Morrison is a South African composer based in The Hague. In 2023, we spoke with Lise shortly after the release of her debut album, where we discussed with her about the nonlinearity of artistic development Interested? Check out the full interview now - 🔗 in our bio 🔥
For British composer Hugo Bell, composition is a way of understanding onself. With a practice centred around collaborative relationships with choreographers, early music practitioners, visual artists, electronic musicians and instrument builders... prxludes.net/2025/04/21/h...
In light of recent events, Ben Lunn writes on the state of the composition sector today, outlines possible steps for greater class and financial representation, and asks the question: how can we build a more equitable environment for composers? prxludes.net/2026/07/20/t...
Extremity and Aftercare: these seem to be two predominant pillars in the creative practice of composer, producer and DJ Oliwia Radomska (Aithō). Active between Warsaw and London, Aithō creates uncompromising immersive raves, installations and concert pieces... prxludes.net/2026/07/20/a...
The work of Hague-based Ukrainian composer Danya Pilchen asks us to ponder the human experience of time, and music's ability to shed light on it. His work has been commissioned and showcased by organisations such as Orgelpark, Klangraum, Studio LOOS, Kirkos... prxludes.net/2026/07/20/d...
Kámea Németh's creative world is a whimsical, maximalist playground. Based in Manchester, their work explores themes of nostalgia, time and dissociation weaved together with elements of Hungarian folk and electronics... prxludes.net/2026/07/20/k...
The creative practice of Glasgow-based composer and multidisciplinary artist Fergus Hall is driven by a deep connection to Scotland’s coastlines and marine environments, with connections to ecology, conservation, and folklore... prxludes.net/2026/07/20/f...
👀 how's July finding you? we've just published FIVE new interviews and articles 🔥 celebrating today's most exciting composers 🎶 check it all out now: prxludes.net
❤️🔥 NEW PRXLUDES - OUT NOW ❤️🔥 We're so excited to share new interviews and articles ⚡ covering today's most exciting composers and the state of composition today, including four below 👇️ check it all out on PRXLUDES: prxludes.net
👀 new PRXLUDES drops this Monday 20th July 🔥 wanna be the first to know? sign up to our mailing list ⚡ ➡️ eepurl.com/iiqyMP
"For many years now, there has been a fear of sentimentality. I think that there’s almost a sense that there’s a “requirement” for there to be a sort of ironic detachment... it’s not something I’m interested in doing myself. I want people to care about what’s happening." prxludes.net/william-gard...
"My classical instinct comes from pop music. That’s the way I write classical music — with these pop resolutions... Like, Sky Ferreira is one of my great classical inspirations; Yung Lean is one of my great classical inspirations. I’m being completely serious." prxludes.net/2026/06/15/p...
🔥 learn more about our second "5 for 5" Commissioned Composer, Rebecca Galian Castello ⚡ we're so excited for Rebecca's new work to be performed by our ensemble partners Standard Issue on 16 October at Chats Palace, London - are you joining us there? get your tix now: dice.fm/event/pyn92w...
"The way I approach writing is the same, really... I find sounds I want to use and then repurpose them to work within the context of whatever piece I’m writing. That’s where this idea of layering and transformation happens." prxludes.net/2026/06/15/i...
"It’s this most amazing alternative economy. I’ve got this practical, emotional, and creative support. I feel so blessed, so wealthy, in a way that doesn’t involve actual pounds exchanging hands. I’d love to see a bit more of it in the world." prxludes.net/2026/06/15/a...
🚨 PRX.LIVE IS BACK 🚨 Live music and conversations celebrating today's most exciting composers - touring September-November 2026 🔥 London tix available now: dice.fm/event/pyn92w... Learn more about us: prxludes.net.live
🔥🔥 we've got some VERY exciting news for you, dropping next week 👀 are you in the loop? 💫 drop us a follow or sign up to our mailing list 💌 eepurl.com/iiqyMP 📸 Blasio Kavuma, photo by Kit McCarthy
Welsh-Australian composer Niamh J O'Donnell constructs attention-grabbing & absorbing soundscapes, inspired by literature, artwork, moving picture, and landscapes. Niamh was one of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Young Composers, composing ‘LoveHate:Reminiscence’... prxludes.net/2025/08/18/n...
🎤 we are MEGA excited for the London premiere of Sam Buttler's 'Who Has Seen' - being performed by The Carice Singers at Spitalfields Festival this Friday 3rd ⚡ are you around? who are we seeing there? 👀 read more about Sam on PRXLUDES: prxludes.net/2024/04/15/s...
Angela Elizabeth Slater's compositional voice focuses on mapping aspects of the natural world into the fabric of music. Angela’s compositions have been performed by various prestigious ensembles and festivals; she was a Royal Philharmonic Society composer of 2021-22... prxludes.net/2025/05/19/a...
⚡ y'all know we've interviewed over 150 composers? learn about them - including Joanna Ward, whose incredibly exciting premiere with CoMA London and Terra Invisus takes place this July 7th 👀 check out our interview with Joanna: prxludes.net/2024/11/18/j...