Music
Bring on the young
One of the unlooked-for side effects of the financial crisis has been what might be called the desocialising of music…
Bring on the young
One of the unlooked-for side effects of the financial crisis has been what might be called the desocialising of music…
Bring on the young
One of the unlooked-for side effects of the financial crisis has been what might be called the desocialising of music…
Sacred songs
I love a good hymn, so long as I’m not expected to sing it. Lusty declarations of faith sound ridiculous…
Sacred songs
I love a good hymn, so long as I’m not expected to sing it. Lusty declarations of faith sound ridiculous…
Sacred songs
I love a good hymn, so long as I’m not expected to sing it. Lusty declarations of faith sound ridiculous…
The real thing
Every musical career has its own narrative, and most of them include at least one comeback. To come back, you…
The real thing
Every musical career has its own narrative, and most of them include at least one comeback. To come back, you…
The real thing
Every musical career has its own narrative, and most of them include at least one comeback. To come back, you…
Codes of conduct
Not long ago the great conductors of classical music were general practitioners. They expected to give satisfactory interpretations of music…
Codes of conduct
Not long ago the great conductors of classical music were general practitioners. They expected to give satisfactory interpretations of music…
Codes of conduct
Not long ago the great conductors of classical music were general practitioners. They expected to give satisfactory interpretations of music…
Farewell, Claudio Abbado
Fellini’s credo ‘the visionary is the only true realist’ could also be applied to the life of Claudio Abbado, who…
Farewell, Claudio Abbado
Fellini’s credo ‘the visionary is the only true realist’ could also be applied to the life of Claudio Abbado, who…
Farewell, Claudio Abbado
Fellini’s credo ‘the visionary is the only true realist’ could also be applied to the life of Claudio Abbado, who…
Collecting compulsion
About 30 years ago, not long before he died, my father bought an LP of Sir Clifford Curzon playing Schubert’s…
Collecting compulsion
About 30 years ago, not long before he died, my father bought an LP of Sir Clifford Curzon playing Schubert’s…
Collecting compulsion
About 30 years ago, not long before he died, my father bought an LP of Sir Clifford Curzon playing Schubert’s…
An irrepressible spirit
Matthew Stadlen talks to the Chinese pianist Lang Lang
Seasonal torture
Three months until spring. Four months until the start of the cricket season. And only nine months until the radio…
An irrepressible spirit
As Lang Lang walked from the stage at the Royal Albert Hall in November, a little girl emerged from the…
An irrepressible spirit
As Lang Lang walked from the stage at the Royal Albert Hall in November, a little girl emerged from the…
Seasonal torture
Three months until spring. Four months until the start of the cricket season. And only nine months until the radio…
Seasonal torture
Three months until spring. Four months until the start of the cricket season. And only nine months until the radio…
Major to minor
Looking through the list of composers who celebrate some sort of anniversary in 2014 is a depressing business. I don’t…
