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Andrew Constantine interviews celebrities from behind the scenes in the classical music industry in ”A Stick With A Point”. This innovative and thought provoking podcast turns the spotlight on composers, directors, record producers, venue managers, radio broadcasters and many more!“A Stick With A Point” goes beyond the glib and the glamour of the classical music business, avoiding clichés as much as possible and explores the vast, extended network that makes the industry hang together.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAndrew Constantine interviews celebrities from behind the scenes in the classical music industry in ”A Stick With A Point”.
A Stick With A Point is hosted by Andrew Constantine. The show has published 33 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "A chat with Thumper!" (10 October 2025, 51 minutes), "Orli Shaham - A lot more than just Mozart!" (21 July 2025, 47 minutes), and "Emerson Quartet violinist Philip Setzer - a founding member of this legendary ensemble!" (4 July 2025, 56 minutes).
A Stick With A Point publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 33 episodes.
Booking probability for A Stick With A Point is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Stick With A Point requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Stick With A Point's contact route on record: public web form.
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Andrew Constantine hosts A Stick With A Point, an arts podcast with 33 episodes published.
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Episode #33
<p>Andy Smith is so much more than just a timpanist. I loved our chat here about his decades with the great Philharmonia Orchestra in London, how he got there, what some of the glory times were and, what he thinks of...
Episode #32
<p>Orli Shaham is one of the brightest stars on the musical stage today. Not only a wonderful pianist and expressive performer, she is one of the sharpest music minds I know. I always learn from talking with her, and...
<p>With tales of George Szell, Oscar Shumsky and over fifty years as a violinist in the revered Emerson Quartet, Philip Setzer is full of tales, reminiscences and boundless energy and ideas for his new role as Artistic...
Episode #30
<p>Moray Welsh is one of the UK's most distinguished musicians. In this podcast he describes his musical life's journey, how he came to meet and be championed by Benjamin Britten, studies with Rostropovich in Moscow and...
Episode #29
<p>The wonderful Italian conductor, Carlo Rizzi shares memories, ideas and experiences about music making in general and, about conducting in some of the world's great opera houses in particular!</p>
Episode #28
<p>Following stints in a similar role at the Houston and San Francisco Symphony orchestras, Mark Hanson is the recently appointed President and CEO of the Baltimore Symphony.</p> <p>In this podcast he articulates a...
Episode #27
<p>JoAnn is one of the most beloved and enterprising of all conductors working today. She's enjoyed spectacular success during her tenures as music director at a number of orchestras, and is just a delight to be...
Episode #26
<p>Paul Meecham, one of the industry's most distinguished leaders reflects on a lifetime managing orchestras in both the USA and UK.</p>
<p>Jeremy Rothman, Chief Programming Officer for The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Kimmel Center, guides us through his role in the orchestra's new "Golden Age'.</p>
Episode #24
<p>Let’s hear it from conductors! </p> <p>In an occasional departure from the usual A Stick with a Point format I’ve been interviewing a few of my conductor friends and getting their thoughts on the state of the...
All you ever wanted to know about how the greatest violins move around the music world and why. Bruno Price from Rare Violins of New York gives us the lowdown on this mysterious area of the classical music business.
<p>An inspiring interview with a musician who is truly leading the way into the future for young artists and re-imagining the landscape for performers.</p>
<p>Kathy Schuman, Vice President & Artistic Director of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in New York shares some of the delights, challenges and stresses that go hand in hand with running one of the US's most...
Episode #20
<p>Avshi Weinstein, co-founder of the amazing Violins of Hope project - rescued and restored string instruments from the Holocaust - tours the world with his story telling collection. Grim as the reality of that period...
<p>Simon Eadon is one of the most respected and successful recording engineers of today and has been at the controls of countless great recordings of classical music. Despite all this he still claims one of the most...
<p>Raymond Gubbay, the only man I know who ever made money out of classical music and, introduced tens of thousands of people to this glorious art shares candid stories about the journey that took him there!</p>
<p>Leading Beethoven scholar Jonathan DelMar gives us the lowdown on his celebrated excavations into the mistakes, misprints and misreadings of some of the greatest orchestral masterpieces and, how to deal with them!</p>
Episode #16
<p>Director of both the Donatella Flick/LSO Conducting Competition and Menuhin Competition, Jessica Brennan, gives the low down on how these celebrated events come together, what their role is and challenging moments en...
Episode #15
<p>The great composer Sir James MacMillan discusses his formative years and shares thoughts on composing techniques, sources of inspiration, his festival in Ayrshire and...electric pencil sharpeners!</p>
<p>Andrew Jowett, the former, and longtime, director of one of the greatest concert halls in the world recounts the hurdles jumped and the deals made to make Symphony Hall in Birmingham a reality and, the joys that came...
Recent guests on A Stick With A Point. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Senior Manager of Global Energy Management and Sustainability, Association of Directors of Children’s Services
Vice President of Strategy, Skills and People Analytics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens-Point
Director of the Menuhin Competition and Donatella Flick/LSO Conducting Competition, Clean Product Junkie
composer and conductor, St Martin's Voices
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