MUSIC
February 2019
The London staging of Hänsel und Gretel was far superior to Berlin’s ludicrously bad production
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November 2018
Scottish music and culture is playing second fiddle to an increasingly nationalist and socialist agenda
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October 2018
The chansons of Reynaldo Hahn are haunting and evocative. They deserve to be better known
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October 2018
My attempt to emulate Tallis was initially terrifying, but now that the work is finished I am quite bereft
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Music
Written each month by the concert and operatic tenor Ian Bostridge
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