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Andrew Constantine interviews celebrities from behind the scenes in the classical music industry in "A Stick With A Point". This innovative and thought provoking podcast turns the spotlight on composers, directors, record producers, venue managers, radio broadcasters and many more!
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
A Life at the Helm!
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Paul Meecham, one of the industry's most distinguished leaders reflects on a lifetime managing orchestras in both the USA and UK.

Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Jeremy Rothman and Philadelphia’s new ’Golden Age’.
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Jeremy Rothman, Chief Programming Officer for The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Kimmel Center, guides us through his role in the orchestra's new "Golden Age'.

Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Conductor Spotlight - James Judd
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Let’s hear it from conductors!
In an occasional departure from the usual A Stick with a Point format I’ve been interviewing a few of my conductor friends and getting their thoughts on the state of the business and what the future might hold, as well as a few more practical matters; “What is the role of an orchestra in a community? How do orchestras in different parts of the world survive and get their funding? Will there be an audience for symphonic music in the future and how do we nurture it? Is the notion of ‘relevance’ a transitory red herring?
My first guest is the wonderful James Judd whose views are not only well considered but inspiring and, well full of that much-overlooked attribute, “common sense”.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and I hope you do too!

Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Strads, Guarneris and the world of great violins!
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
All you ever wanted to know about how the greatest violins move around the music world and why. Bruno Price from Rare Violins of New York gives us the lowdown on this mysterious area of the classical music business.

Thursday May 26, 2022
Jeffrey Sharkey - Principal of The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
An inspiring interview with a musician who is truly leading the way into the future for young artists and re-imagining the landscape for performers.

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Kathy Schuman and the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts!
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Kathy Schuman, Vice President & Artistic Director of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in New York shares some of the delights, challenges and stresses that go hand in hand with running one of the US's most respected and admired performing Arts Centers.

Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Violins of Hope co-founder Avshi Weinstein
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Avshi Weinstein, co-founder of the amazing Violins of Hope project - rescued and restored string instruments from the Holocaust - tours the world with his story telling collection. Grim as the reality of that period was, the humbling humility with which these tales are recounted is truly uplifting.

Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Simon Eadon - the man behind the controls for fifty years!
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Simon Eadon is one of the most respected and successful recording engineers of today and has been at the controls of countless great recordings of classical music. Despite all this he still claims one of the most important attributes necessary is the ability to brew a good cup of tea!

Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Lowering the Tone and Raising the Roof - the story of Raymond Gubbay.
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Raymond Gubbay, the only man I know who ever made money out of classical music and, introduced tens of thousands of people to this glorious art shares candid stories about the journey that took him there!

Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Beethoven and Jonathan DelMar - quite a team!
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Leading Beethoven scholar Jonathan DelMar gives us the lowdown on his celebrated excavations into the mistakes, misprints and misreadings of some of the greatest orchestral masterpieces and, how to deal with them!