The power of music

● ONE MORNING IN 2007 I KNOCKED at ...

The Critic Books

Great pianist who was self-taught from the age ...

The playful, melancholic genius of Erik Satie

Much about Henriëtte Bosmans’s life and music is remarkable. But one event stands out as emblematic of her character and strength. Our scene is Amsterdam in 1944, when the Nazis’ grip was on the Dutch

Claire Bertschinger had no idea her heart-breaking interview on the BBC news in 1984 was behind Bob Geldof’s decision to organise the world’s biggest ever charity concert...