Music to my ears

When you’re speaking to someone devastatingly fluent in four tongues (Italian, German, French and English) the subject of language naturally leads to some curiosity. Especially from a somewhat green-e

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When we think of all things Italian, in general terms, what do we think of? And how does that translate into music? As a musician, one might think of the heightened emotions of the Romantic era – spec

Errollyn Wallen, Master of the King’s Music, talks to Henrietta Bredin about the scary aspects of composing, remote working in Orkney and the Proms concerts to which she is most looking forward

Lola Salem on an organisation showing the tone-deaf, identity politics-obsessed Arts Council that a modest grant wisely placed goes a long way

Norman Lebrecht on Music HE WORKED SO ...