The perhaps wisely uncredited author of the piece about Tellef Johnson’s premiere of Sorabji’s Piano Sonata No. 5 (Full Score, February) seeks to claim ‘due seriousness’ for their report. The presumed

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Ubiquitous pre-concert routines feature furtive programme reading and, for the truly organised, ordering interval refreshments. Activities do not usually include brushing one’s teeth and changing into

‘Music holds the power to transform a life,’ says the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Jacob Collier. ‘It transformed mine! Experiencing music from within, by singi