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Philip Edward Fisher — from his native Birmingham to the international stage

He began playing the piano at the age of nine, making his stage debut just three years later with Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto. He...

The forefather of Birmingham’s festivals: charity, prestige, and fine music

If you think that crowdfunding is a 21st-century invention, then you simply haven’t looked at 18th-century Birmingham. There, the idea of collective fundraising didn’t...

John Baskerville: printer and type designer

A font is a complete set of letters that form a unified stylistic and compositional system for setting text. Historically, they were created by...

A festival that doesn’t try to please everyone: how Birmingham created Supersonic

Birmingham has a real love for festivals, although lately this love has come to resemble a long-distance relationship. Some of the city’s iconic festivals...

A city without applause—how COVID-19 put Birmingham’s show business on hold

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world. The deadly virus tested many areas of life, and the cultural industry was no exception. In...
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