Lucy Chaudhuri
Freelance Digital Assistant, BBC Music Magazine
Lucy Chaudhuri is BBC Music Magazine’s Web Assistant, creating and optimising content for the website and occasionally contributing to the magazine in print. She also worked for the editorial team in 2015-16, before attending the University of Southampton and dipping into book publishing. Lucy’s main classical interests are contemporary choral music from composers such as Ola Gjeilo and Cecilia McDowall, and film scores from around the globe. Lucy is a mezzo-soprano and has been in high-quality amateur choirs since the age of ten, most recently singing for the Chapel Choir of Exeter College, Oxford, while completing a master’s degree. She is a clarinettist, saxophonist and pianist, and an avid theatregoer.
Recent articles by Lucy Chaudhuri
The best recordings of Mozart's The Magic Flute
One of Mozart's best-loved operas, The Magic Flute has dominated stages worldwide since its premiere in 1791. Here are our recommendations for the best recordings of the opera and its most famous arias
What is blues music?
Our guide to the blues music genre, its origins and pioneers
Who was Josquin des Prez?
Everything you need to know about the French composer and his revolutionary Renaissance music
A Guide to 'Nimrod' from Elgar's Enigma Variations
All you need to know about Elgar's 'Nimrod' and why it was played at the funeral of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
A guide to JS Bach's St Matthew Passion and its best recordings
A powerful setting of Jesus's final days, the St Matthew Passion was responsible for the resurgence of interest in JS Bach's sacred choral music after the composer's death. Here is our guide to understanding the work and our recommendations for its best recording
The best recordings of Dvořák’s Symphony no. 9 'From the New World'
'From the New World', or Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony, brought new life to music in the USA, but which are the best recordings of this seminal work?
What is the difference between sharp and flat notes?
What is a sharp? What is a flat? What do they look like in music? Read on to find out...
A guide to Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and its best recordings
True love, evil plotting, a hero's calling... the story in Virgil's Aeneid is retold in Purcell's opera. Here, you can find out more about the story, music and performances of Dido and Aeneas
What are Lieder?
Who wrote the best Lieder? Where did they come from? Read on to find out more...
The Best Recordings of JS Bach's Goldberg Variations
This work is a staple in classical keyboard repertoire. Here we list the best recordings of JS Bach's Goldberg Variations from the last 20 years.
The best recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
These four revolutionary violin concertos remain Vivaldi's most-loved works. Lucy Chaudhuri rounds up the best recordings of The Four Seasons to date.
The best National Trust properties for classical music lovers to visit
Need inspiration for your next day out? Here are our recommendations for the best National Trust places to visit with a connection to the wonderful world of classical music