Matthew Rye 1962–2023: Barry Millington pays tribute to an incomparable colleague

Shortly after the March issue had gone to press, we received the devastating news of the unexpected death of our reviews editor, Matthew Rye, at the age of 60, following a cerebral haemorrhage. Matthew had been a personal friend and highly respected colleague for several decades since his employment in the late 1980s as assistant editor on Musical Times.