Ivan Hewettis a Britishmusic criticand author who specializes inclassical music.Since 2009 he has been thechief music criticfor British newspaperThe Daily Telegraph.Hewett has a particular interest incontemporary classical music,which was the topic of his 2003 bookMusic: Healing the Rift.He is also active as aradioandtelevision presenter.
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Life and career
editIvan Hewett studied music at theUniversity of Oxford,receiving aMaster of Arts.[1]He then attended theRoyal College of Musicto studymusic composition,and wrote music fortelevision commercialsfor a year.[2]Throughout the 1980s and in to the 1990s, Hewett unsuccessfully attempted to start a music festival, did research for theMan and Musicprogram, onGranada TV,and assisted withJonathan Miller's TV performance of Bach'sSt Matthew Passion.[2]He has contributed to music publications such asThe Musical TimesandProspectsince the 1980s.[2]At various times, Hewett has also worked as a lecturer, broadcaster and composer.[3]
By the 1990s, Hewett began presenting on music for theBBC Radio 3;from 1993 to 2002 he led the weekly program "Music Matters".[2][3]Since 2009, he has beenchief music criticfor British newspaperThe Daily Telegraph,having succeededGeoffrey Norris.[1][3]His interests include the composition, reception andharmonyofcontemporary classical music.[1]His interests in modern music culminated in a 2003 book entitledMusic: Healing the Rift,[1][4]described as a "very personal view" on the topic.[2]Other publications by Hewett include a chapter forThe Proms: A New History(2006) book onThe Proms,[4]andThe Other Classical Musics: Fifteen Great Traditions(2015) onart musicaround the world.[1][5]
Since the late 1990s, Hewett has been a professor at the Royal College of Music.[2]
Selected writings
editBooks and chapters
edit- Hewett, Ivan (2003).Music: Healing the Rift.London:Continuum.ISBN978-0-8264-5939-8.
- —— (2006). "Joining the Queue: Audiences for the Proms". In Doctor, Jennifer Ruth; Wright, David C. H. (eds.).The Proms: A New History.London:Thames & Hudson.pp. 210–231.ISBN978-0-500-51352-1.
- —— (2015). "Europe". In Church, Michael (ed.).The Other Classical Musics: Fifteen Great Traditions.Woodbridge:Boydell Press.ISBN978-1-84383-726-8.
Articles
edit- Hewett, Ivan (15 October 2015)."Krzysztof Penderecki and London Philharmonic Orchestra, review: 'flawed'".The Daily Telegraph.(subscription required)
- —— (17 January 2022)."Encore! What it's like to take part in a 24-hour, non-stop classical concert".The Daily Telegraph.(subscription required)
- —— (18 April 2022)."Sir Harrison Birtwistle obituary".The Guardian.
References
edit- ^abcde"Ivan Hewett".Royal College of Music.Retrieved27 October2021.
- ^abcdef"Ivan Hewett".battleofideas.org.Academy of Ideas.Retrieved27 October2021.
- ^abc"Ivan Hewett - Telegraph".The Daily Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2012.Retrieved1 October2013.
- ^abHewett 2003.
- ^Hewett 2015.
External links
edit- Articles by Ivan HewettonThe Daily Telegraph(subscription required)
- Articles by Ivan HewettonThe Guardian
- Ivan Hewetton theMuck Rackjournalist listing site
