Rob Ainsley
Rob Ainsley is the former editor of Classic CD Magazine at Future Publishing, where he later became Web Editor of classicalnet.co.uk. Since then, he has focused on cycling, writing a monthly column for Cycling Plus Magazine and releasing The Bluffer's Guide to Cycling and 50 Quirky Bike Rides, published by Haynes and Eye Books respectively.
Recent articles by Rob Ainsley
Who were the Three Tenors? A guide to Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras
When Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras took to the stage together before the 1990 World Cup Final, they changed the course of classical music - and, arguably, football too
Piazzolla, Astor
How one of Argentina's greatest composers Astor Piazzolla reinvented the tango, despite biting criticism back home. Rob Ainsley explores his life, influences and works
Hooked on Classics: how Mozart and drum machines took classics to the disco... and the bank
In the eighties, Hooked on Classics saw the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra dominate the pop charts and bring classical music to a mainstream audience...