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

Tragedy struck Gustav Mahler, the archetypal summer composer, in 1907

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Channel 4’s new series set in a Paris orchestra hits multiple wrong notes

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For three days I listened to nothing but birdsong, marvelling at the variety and the volume

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Composing in seclusion

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An open letter from Norman Lebrecht to Rupert Murdoch

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The JC is halfway between a shul and a shvitz

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How Canada reinvented its musical prowess

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The role of music in Jewish worship has acquired a sudden topicality with the involvement of two major record labels

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As soon as you enter Idagio.com you can kiss your working day goodbye

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Flying is a macho thing for musicians. It shows they are in demand and living the good life

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