This 9/11 documentary gained extraordinary access to the key decision makers, deploying the material with skill and confidence

The future of conducting is looking bright — everywhere except in Russia and America

How the multiple Mona Lisa copies, and their prices, testify to the longstanding fame of the painting and its mystique

Michael Henderson on the old-fashioned music that the BBC doesn’t want us to hear any longer

A large proportion of the English drive themselves mad with a baroque cocktail of fury, snobbery and self-hatred over Gilbert and Sullivan

These enlightened times now ensure Jenny also runs off with the male parts!

How the paternal gorgon finally attracts our empathy, waging a last intellectual battle

The first duty of a conductor is to imagine a world without noise

Knowing Rage Against the Machine are political doesn’t overcome my determination to enjoy them anyway

To get a handle on African cinema, watch Mandabi