On Music
Finnish on a high note
Now, how the Helsinki has this happened?
Making art of the Holocaust
As dramatic opera, The Passenger inhabits a grey zone of guard–prisoner relations
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
Bruckner: Anton … and on
Bruckner and the German soul
Have I seen the future of music?
On a performance in three dimensions for all five senses
Is the party over for festivals?
Why music festivals have lost their purpose
Requiem for London’s music
How London has lost its place as a classical music capital.
We are indebted to Otto Klemperer
On the extraordinary talent of a troubled composer
“Forced”
Here they walk, they can do no other
Fun in the sun
Summer finally appeared for the most civilised drinks event of the season
Not amused: Victoria in her own words
Beneath the excitable phrases and endless underlining, Victoria’s correspondence doggedly promoted a coherent policy
The pitfalls of protecting beliefs
Parties should have the right to make foolish decisions about what ideas to exclude
Killing the good Samaritans
In the face of monstrous violence, we are losing control of our public spaces
Labour are playing with fire on abortion
There is no case for decriminalising late-term abortion
Britain is not for sale
On the commodification of the nation state
The soul of gender
How trans ideology appeals to deep spiritual instincts
The Conservatives must repent and rebuild
The Tories have to put themselves in a position to exploit Labour weakness
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
Communitarianism hits the ballot box
The local elections provided a glimpse of a future where voting is divided by ethnicity
