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Music

A Foreign Affair: David Bowie in Berlin
Haunted by Isherwood's shade, the British musician flirted with fascism, then became a hero to the youth of the communist East
Tobias Rüther

Serious Music for Serious Times
There is an extraordinary fit between Japanese musical tastes and German Lieder
Ian Bostridge

Raising the Tone
The Triumph of Music by Tim Blanning
Roger Scruton

Waltz the Weight Away
British politicians anxious to combat juvenile obesity should learn from China, and rediscover an old dance
Miriam Gross

Suffer the Children
Young people can be inspirational in the audience, problematic on stage
Ian Bostridge

The Subtle Subversive
Unlike rock's phoney rebelliousness, classical music still has the power to challenge entrenched ideas
Ian Bostridge

The Depth of English Music
Radio stations and record companies are finally giving our native composers some exposure - now it's up to us to listen
Simon Heffer

What Do We Mean by ‘Art’?
Art is not culture or entertainment, it is complexity, the 'I' in life, ambition, the ambiguity of humanity, serious about itself
Richard Eyre

There’s no Place Like Home for a Singer
Intimacy, authenticity and domescity combine to make for a great performance
Ian Bostridge

Musical Theatre Is A Matter Of Taste
Slick and professional popular productions have many merits, but the gap between Les Mis and opera is very wide
Minette Marrin

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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