Profile: Gavin Higgins

We talk to British composer Gavin Higgins about his ensemble and orchestral works as part of the…

Profile: Helen Grime

We talk to Scottish composer Helen Grime about her compositional process as part of the Year of…

Profile: Nabihah Iqbal

We speak to Nabihah Iqbal about her new album, her insatiable appetite for new music from around…

Profile: Anna Meredith

We speak to composer Anna Meredith about the breadth of her work from Varmints to Anno to the…

Inside the British Jazz Invasion

Kevin Le Gendre examines the British jazz scene today taking in the brightest stars, from Binker…

Profile: Shiva Feshareki

We spoke to Shiva Feshareki - composer, turntablist and NTS DJ - about how she got started in…

Profile: Edmund Finnis

We spoke to Edmund Finnis, a British composer who recently visited Porto to share his music with…

Playlist: Music For Trainspotters

Music and trains seems to have been the theme for us in 2017. Here we pick our favourite train-…

Film: Glasgow's New Wave

Produced in collaboration with the British Council, Boiler Room present a new film about the next…

Profile: Philip Venables

We asked composer Philip Venables about how he got started as a composer, what drives his…

Year of British Music

Join us for the Year of British Music in Porto with Casa da Música, and discover the talented…

Spirit of '47 at Edinburgh International Festival

The Spirit of ’47 is a co-curated programme marking the founding partnership that gave birth to…

Playlist: Make Music Day

We celebrate Make Music Day 2017 with our own Make Music Day playlist filled with songs that we…

Gruff Rhys: The History of Nails

Super Furry Animals' frontman Gruff Rhys takes us on a journey on the Trans-Siberian railway in…

Profile: Emily Howard

We caught up with composer Emily Howard to talk about her music, her interests, her time in…

Hejira in Algeria

We were delighted to have Hejira in Algeria performing at the 18th European Cultural Festival. We…

Liverpool Sound City

We’re delighted to be teaming up with…

Film, Archive and Music Fund 2017

We are delighted to announce the recipients of a new British Council Film, Archive and Music Fund.

With One Voice: Homelessness and the arts in Japan

Matt Peacock travelled to Japan and told us about the work of Streetwise Opera's With One Voice…

Profile: Daniel Kidane

We spoke to composer Daniel Kidane about the Year of British Music in Porto, his beginnings as a…

Convergence Sessions 2017

The British Council are proud to be supporting Convergence Sessions 2017 in London, bringing…