Philharmonia – fact is richer than this fiction
Channel 4’s new series set in a Paris orchestra hits multiple wrong notes
The welcome sound of silence
For three days I listened to nothing but birdsong, marvelling at the variety and the volume
Lifetimes of self-isolation
Composing in seclusion
Murdoch must buy the Jewish Chronicle
An open letter from Norman Lebrecht to Rupert Murdoch
Britain needs the Jewish Chronicle
The JC is halfway between a shul and a shvitz
Welcome to the unfrozen North
How Canada reinvented its musical prowess
Unleash this heavenly voice
The role of music in Jewish worship has acquired a sudden topicality with the involvement of two major record labels
Tapping into history
As soon as you enter Idagio.com you can kiss your working day goodbye
High notes go wrong
Flying is a macho thing for musicians. It shows they are in demand and living the good life
High Drama on the Podium
Norman Lebrecht on the late, great Mariss Jansons who died on December 1st
Hobbs recalled
Ninety-five years on, Hobbs still holds a record that is unlikely ever to be broken
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
Diversity is not our strength
The Khan Review reveals a society needlessly splintered along ethno-religious lines
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
Best bets for Cheltenham
My racing tips for Cheltenham
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
The wrong kind of groupthink
Why do so many economists deny that the value of money is related to its quantity?
Why not the Taliban Line?
These new overground lines are not sufficiently progressive
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
