Classical Music, Opera, Culture
A not-remotely-exhaustive list of a few people on here.
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@jkaconductor.bsky.social
@vanmusicmag.bsky.social
Independent online classical music magazine published weekly in English and German. Strong personalities welcome. www.van-magazine.com
@alexandracoghlan.bsky.social
Classical music journalist. Author, Carols From King's, Ebury, 2016.
@thewagnerian.bsky.social
Official, um, "Sky"(?) of www.the-wagnerian.com" Here, Time becomes Space
@musikzeitung.bsky.social
deutschlands größte musikfachzeitung | seit 72 jahren off- und online. nmz@nmz.de
@bernardhughes.bsky.social
Composer. Cricketer. Third thing. https://linktr.ee/bernardhughes
@hwfmorris.bsky.social
Journalist. Editor at VAN, freelancer for NYT and others #buyapaper hughmorris98@gmail.com
@miriamendersby.bsky.social
Soprano, linguist, houseplant nerd ✨ She/lei/elle/sie 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪🏳️🌈 Mod of the Opera Feed https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tarr7xdvnsp7bn4fw4bplikg/feed/aaabpau6tq5qu
@danelphick.bsky.social
Music Lecturer at RHUL, working on music history and analysis, and Slavic studies. Also a runner and TU organiser (Chair of @rhucu.bsky.social). Listen to Shostakovich. I wrote a book on Weinberg: https://tinyurl.com/5xs2h82h https://danielelphick.co.uk
@herbrandall.bsky.social
Ukraine, Estonia and e-Residency, books, classical music (mostly Mahler). Writing at @PuncturedLines @apofenie @LAReviewofBooks @On_The_Seawall @Statorec
@cnlester.bsky.social
Multi-genre musician: voice/piano/composition/improvisation Artistic Director Transpose PhD on Barbara Strozzi - interdisciplinary work is life ’Trans Like Me’, ‘Furies,’ various critical intros, 2 current trans historical WIP they/them www.cnlester.com
@joannawyld.bsky.social
Writer, editor, librettist. Writing a biography of Vernon Elliott. http://notes-upon-notes.com/
@fredreibell.bsky.social
🎼 Féministe. Mélomane. Écologiste. 📲 Stratégie social media, relations presse et conseil en communication 🎼 Blogueuse musique classique Militante à la LDH et au RAAR 👉 Linktree : https://linktr.ee/fredreibell
@brookmyre.bsky.social
Author. One half of Ambrose Parry. One sixth of Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.
@boulezian.bsky.social
Intellectual, political, and cultural history; music; musicology; politics. Writing a book on the complete Mozart operas and C18 religion/politics/philosophy. Views, for better or worse, my own. https://boulezian.blogspot.com/
@martinsmith.bsky.social
Husband, father, violinist; leader of cirrusstringquartet.com; conductor of rorchestra.bsky.social, enfieldchamberorch.org.uk, Winchmore Strings and anyone else that'll have me. Member/Board member of londonmozartplayers.com. Makes decent coffee. He/him
@archivfraumusik.bsky.social
The biggest and oldest archive about women composers and conductors. More than 31,000 media units of more than 2,100 women composers. Located in Frankfurt. Represented by @donauschwalbe.bsky.social | RIP @gitarra 🕯 #womencomposers www.archiv-frau-musik.de
@lauriestras.bsky.social
Feminist, musicologist, musician, extreme knitter, gardener. Not necessarily in that order. Girl groups from Ferrara to Motown; all the nuns, all the time; disability studies Prof Emerita of Music, Uni of Southampton; director @musicasecreta.bsky.social
@leahbroad.bsky.social
Writer | Presenter | Historian I write about music, women's history & cultural history. QUARTET out now at https://linktr.ee/leahbroadwriter Substack: http://leahbroad.substack.com Website: http://leahbroad.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/leahbroad
@akseltoll.bsky.social
At the crossroads of 20th century musicology and rampant homosexuality. Dispensary of musical opinion. Classical music critic and editor. Occasional knitting. akseltollaali (at) gmail . com
@rebeccacaine.bsky.social
Silver haired Canadian/British operatic soprano, musical theatre actor, animal lover. Rep- Mildred Yuan. www.rebeccacaine.com
@linernotesdanny.bsky.social
This is going to be the account where I talk about music, for everything else follow @comicbooksdanny.bsky.social
@garrt.bsky.social
Third-most well-known composer named 'Schumann' - scholar, music writer, working parent, and "less-prestigious faculty" - based in southeast Michigan - founder of #beansky
@gitarra.bsky.social
Classical guitar Women composer ambassador Board member @archivfraumusik Cancer survivor Languages, arts, dancing, archaeology, astronomy, arctic, climate change, history...curious and polyglotte! https://www.heikematthiesen.com she/her
@thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social
Advisor and consultant to various, esp creative sector. Shadow Sec of State Culture,Media&Sport 23-24. MP 2015-24. art, books, writing, roses, music, languages (I struggle but it’s worth it)
@katherineschof8.bsky.social
Historian: Mughal & colonial India and Hindustani music, FRAS FRHistS. Head of Music @ KCL. Musicians at risk 🇦🇫 Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly (work in progress). Whippet owner. Exvangelical. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/katherine-butler-schofie
@imanimosley.bsky.social
your favorite musicologist’s favorite musicologist. ✨ music/cultural historian at the University of Florida 🐊, Tar Heel bred, professional social media haver. is always on brand, & the brand (🇬🇧) is strong 😉 she/her 🏳️🌈 https://linktr.ee/imanimosley
@tomshakespeare.bsky.social
Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link
@donauschwalbe.bsky.social
M. A. musicologist specialised in women composers | Augsburg's history | herstory | current researches German newspapers 18th/19th century with feminist treasures | author ("Femmes" booklet for SONY cellist Raphaela Gromes) 🧶🐈 www.susanne-wosnitzka.de
@musicologyduck.bsky.social
Music ∙ musicology ∙ geekery ∙ cute animals ∙ media literacy ∙ Capitol Hill life ∙ copyright policy wonk ∙ more random musings than you can handle ∙ somehow has a PhD ∙ opinions all mine
@doodlyroses.com
Classical pianist, recording artist, writer | she/her Website: sharonsu.com Biweekly newsletter: https://buttondown.com/doodlyroses One of the “Three Musketeers of classical Bluesky” — @violanorth.bsky.social
@levparikian.bsky.social
Words, birds, music. Usual nonsense. South London. linktr.ee/levparikian
@stephmerritt.bsky.social
Author & journalist. Sunday Times #1 best-selling Giordano Bruno series. Formerly of The Observer. Sometimes on the radio. Rep’d by Jonny Geller/Curtis Brown 📚🗞️🎙️✍🏼
@violanorth.bsky.social
musician, arts administrator, Quaker, baker, Granite Stater; he/him "A curmudgeonly joy" — @doodlyroses.com
@nataliehaynes.bsky.social
Bestselling author, broadcaster, classicist✍🏻 NO FRIEND TO THIS HOUSE: Pre-order now for September 2025. Posts by N and team. https://linktr.ee/nataliehaynesauthor
@drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | professional indexer | Lay Canon @stedscath.bsky.social | Tutor for Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education
@petepaphides.bsky.social
It may look to the untrained eye, I'm sitting on my arse all day. https://www.patreon.com/c/NeedleMythology
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social
Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy. Is it about work? Please contact: Rob Aslett roba@avalonuk.com Avi pic by Clara Wolden. Background pic designed by Gentleman Jim Gloster.
@mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social
In the culture wars, I want to be the bit on Christmas Day where they all knocked it on the head for a bit and played football.
@alexvont.bsky.social
Historian, screenwriter, broadcaster. She/her. Latest book, FALLEN IDOLS, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022. HISTORY’S SECRET HEROES and THE LUCAN OBSESSION on BBC Radio 4. One of the Silk Road Slippers https://www.silkroadslippers.com
@igorpianist.bsky.social
@jkaconductor.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning conductor; usually to be found unearthing lost musical treasures, or serving his feline overlords.