How to find your way around Classicalista

I wanted to let you all know about how my blog is structured to make it easier to navigate! My post schedule at the moment is three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  My blog categories on the main home page lists composers regardless of era. This, rather creatively, is under the category Composers. …

How an inclination towards the music grew

'The Bronze Horseman' - St Petersburg, Russia I thought I’d explain a little further how I got here. I think it’s worth sharing because it explains part of the buds of appreciation I've been harbouring for classical music. At some point during my early teens my father brought back a selection of books from a …

Inspiration

Many years ago, a cousin visited me in London and during that trip he took me to my first classical music concert. It was a concerto by Rachmaninoff. Seeing and hearing the scene play out before me left an indelible mark. Now, over ten years later and whilst living in Italy my interest has become …