On Music
Passion and percussion
Two tastes of Chinese culture in London
A college in tune with the times
How music colleges need to adjust to the twenty-first century
Inquest into the death of ENO
The cause of death, in this coroner’s verdict, is a prolonged failure to address reality
In search of the real Mahler
How Mahler’s music is about living in the moment
Don’t shoot the pianists, protect them
Conductors should leave accompanying to the collaborative pianists
Sharp dressed man
Nick Cave sounds as good as ever
The vast plight of the Proms
The end of BBC Four is a death sentence for BBC Orchestras and the Proms alike
Finnish on a high note
The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?
Last swipe at the Proms
Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?
Rolling back into town
The world’s greatest band return to Liverpool — do they still have it?
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
Don’t appeal to our worst instincts
How many will talk themselves into asking for a parent’s early death if money is involved?
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
How the right went wrong
An ill-fated leadership campaign
Landfill indie remembered
A Golden Age? It was barely a Plastic Age
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
