Orchestra
High notes go wrong
Flying is a macho thing for musicians. It shows they are in demand and living the good life
High Drama on the Podium
Norman Lebrecht on the late, great Mariss Jansons who died on December 1st
The games people play
‘This Sporting Life’ should be read by our managerial ruling class who dismiss what they do not understand as “populist” or “right-wing”
Valentin Silvestrov: 7th symphony (Naxos)
Silvestrov writes almost as if Mahler is speaking to us from beyond the grave
Appealing and not-so appealing
If Martin Amis isn’t entertaining you on every page, then what’s the point of him?
Parliament is Labour’s best friend
Labour needs to learn to use the new hybrid arrangement to their advantage
Life is more important than art
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has failed to live up to its responsibility as an industry leader
Eugenics and the intellectual left
To what extent should we separate an artist’s work from their period, character and ideas?
The Trump show will go on
Whatever happens in the election, the groups of Americans brought together by the president will continue to revere him
The price of safety
From school face masks to how to pay for Covid – Tory MPs are getting nervous
Food for Thought
The saga of the Rex Whistler restaurant and Tate Britain
Streaming Daniel Kitson
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church explores the possibility of human connection