The Covid Shutdown: 2020

The David Taylor podcast: I talk to British arts entrepreneur David Taylor about music criticism, the #MeToo movement, and the arts in the time of Covid-19. (4/20) 

The Next Track: On this podcast, described as "about how people listen to music today," I discuss the effects of the Covid-19 shutdown as well as my book-in-progress. (5/20)

In Series: On a shutdown-inspired webcast called "IN Conversation IN Our Pajamas," I talk to artistic director Tim Nelson about the shutdown, my book, and the role of a critic in today's music world. (5/20)

The American Interest: The magazine hosted a Zoom discussion with me to talk about my book, women in classical music, and music criticism. (5/20)

The Alma Ensemble Summer Interview Series: The three members of this piano trio ask thoughtful questions about the shutdown, my work, and my book-in-progress. (7/20)

HERstory podcast, hosted by Casidy Reed, features underrepresented voices in classical music. I talk about #metoo, music journalism, and the future of the field. (8/20)

The Everything Will Be Okay Podcast: I talk to Jenna Simeonov, creator of the webzine Schmopera, about classical music and the Covid shutdown. (9/20)

Make Monday Mine: Deborah Claire Procter is the host of this "space for joined up thinking;" we discussed creativity, criticism, and the Covid shutdown. (9/20)

The Forte Podcast: Enterprising 17-year-old clarinetist Aaron Lipsky has created an engaging podcast featuring various figures in the classical music world. (10/20) 

The Spanish Orchestra Foundation (AEOS) and the Global Leaders Program: Part of a shutdown series "Resetting the stage," this international panel addressed how to get audiences back into theaters after Covid-19. (6/20)

The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) annual conference plenary session, "The Ethics of a Profession," about #MeToo, racial discrimination, and more.  (6/20)

The Shakespeare Theatre Company devoted an episode of its weekly webcast to Shakespeare and Opera: I was happy to join Russell Thomas and Francesca Zambello in a lively discussion. (7/20)

Sound Lab: The composer Paul Steenhuisen interviews several people, including me, about amusing encounters with contemporary music. (6/20)

Race and Gender in Music Criticism: A panel of critics, moderated by Natasha Gauthier, convened by the Florence Price Festival. (8/20)

P&P Live: Alex Ross, music critic of the New Yorker, and I talk about his new book, "Wagnerism," hosted by the bookstore Politics & Prose and the Wagner Society of DC. (9/20)

Fall for the Book: The online book festival presents Philip Kennicott, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post critic, and me in conversation about his memoir "Counterpoint: a memoir of Bach and mourning.". (11/20)