Norman Lebrecht

Norman Lebrecht is a British commentator on music and cultural affairs, a novelist, and the author of the classical music blog Slipped Disc. He was a columnist for The Daily Telegraph from 1994 to 2002, and assistant editor of the London Evening Standard from 2002 to 2009. He tweets at @NLebrecht

The cause of death, in this coroner’s verdict, is a prolonged failure to address reality

On Music

Music that lifts the heart

Lebrecht's Album of the Week

Kholodenko is in the elite of classical pianists

Lebrecht's Album of the Week

A composer worth discovering and rediscovering

Artillery Row

There’s a new burst of steam from the sauna

Artillery Row

How Mahler’s music is about living in the moment

On Music

Rott’s influence, Mahler’s genius

Artillery Row

Give this one a miss

Lebrecht's Album of the Week

Schumann cannot be ignored

Lebrecht's Album of the Week

As shattering as any work of its era

Artillery Row