On Music

Or the orchestra will die with it

Does maestro talent run in the genes?

If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down

An unforgettable concert experience

It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right

Reverse snobbery is the order of the day

Now, how the Helsinki has this happened?

As dramatic opera, The Passenger inhabits a grey zone of guard–prisoner relations

No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact

Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics