June 1853 liszt thunders away on the piano… but brahms nods off

The daughter of Gisèle Pelicot on the family’s ordeal

In darkness, we are drawn towards points of light, and Russia’s war with Ukraine has had the unforeseen consequence of directing our eyes and ears towards the cultural heritage of a nation long oversh

We never had any money growing up. Nobody did. I grew up in Hampton, which is the village from which Hampton Court Palace is named. So Hampton Court Palace was where I walked with the dogs every morni