As a pupil, Alexandra Wilson frequently encountered racially loaded assumptions. In court, clients assumed she was a defendant

Symphonies to give you hope and vision

Janis Tomlinson’s new biography of Francisco Goya is a well-informed, comprehensive biography that would make an excellent gift for any art lover

Will traditional museums be replaced by modern “experiences”?

Peter Burke’s new book helpfully provokes the reader to think about the proper place of a broad education in an age unfriendly to polymathy

Opera unswervingly believes in the potential for a divine spark in humans, says Robert Thicknesse

The most dangerous offenders could beat a lie detector because they are often convinced what they’ve done is not abuse

Are we just going to continue outsourcing every foundational fibre of our being?

This scholarly, readable and objective book will be the standard biography of Sir Edward Grey for decades to come

London’s orchestral rat-race will have fewer runners when musical life returns, says Norman Lebrecht