Neil McKim
Former Production Editor, BBC Music Magazine
Neil McKim is the former production editor of BBC Music Magazine. He is now the production editor of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
Recent articles by Neil McKim
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique: the pathetic tale of a composer desperately seeking a girlfriend
Why are lovestruck composers quite so pathetic? How Berlioz's infatuation with actress Harriet Smithson led him to compose his monumental Symphonie fantastique – only to be distracted by another woman
Six of the best classical musician cameos in films
We spot six famous classical musicians who have appeared in movies
Six of the best landmark jazz recordings
Jazz has undergone many changes of style over the last century, not least with the arrival of rock music. Neil McKim picks out some pivotal concerts
Why is 'Land of Hope and Glory' at the BBC Proms?
We take a look at how Edward Elgar's famous Land of Hope and Glory became so central to the Last Night celebrations
Hugh Masekela (1939-2018)
The South African trumpeter has died, aged 78
Appeal launched to find missing act of Vassallo opera
Libraries are searching for an opera act by a Maltese composer which recounts the story of nurse Edith Cavell, a First World War heroine
Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition inspires a homeless charity auction
Thirteen musicians, artists and authors have created visual re-imaginations of Musorgsky’s iconic work to raise money for the charity The Passage
What to look forward to in the 2017 BBC Proms…
Director of the BBC Proms David Pickard introduces the 2017 season
Five ways to celebrate women composers and performers
We select five performances that celebrate women composers and performers
BBC Concert Orchestra appoints new composer-in-residence
Composer Dobrinka Tabakova takes over the creative helm of BBC orchestra
BBC Radio 3 celebrates its highest audience in five years
Audience research reveals that Radio 3 now has 2.2 million listeners
How to celebrate Erik Satie at 150
We mark Erik Satie's 150th anniversary with a round-up of unmissable concerts
BBC Young Musician finalists announced
Three teenage virtuosos prepare to compete in this weekend’s grand final
St John’s Smith Square announces its Young Artists for 2016/17
London venue looks forward to inventive programming by young musicians, including harpist Oliver Wass
Missing manuscript by Malcolm Arnold discovered on eBay
Composer’s daughter finds long-lost score for his Seventh Symphony
BBC Proms 2016 programme revealed
Antonio Pappano, Simon Rattle, Bryn Terfel and Martha Argerich are among the musicians appearing at this year’s BBC Proms
Government publishes culture white paper
Culture minister's report highlights a need for greater access to the arts
Robin Ticciati withdraws from Glyndebourne Meistersinger
Conductor sidelined from Wagner opera due to surgery
Radio 3 launches Jazz Now
A new contemporary jazz programme begins on Monday nights in April
London Symphony Orchestra announces conductor changes
Gianandrea Noseda, Michael Tilson Thomas and André Previn to take up new roles
BBC Young Musician 2016 announces Jazz Award finalists
The biennial competition reveals a shortlist of five
Female conductor breaks down barriers in Afghanistan
A 17 year-old conductor makes history in Kabul
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