Joshua Rozenberg

He’s back, and I’ve been writing about him. Here’s the piece, from today’s Independent. The first concert is tonight and if you can’t get a return you can sneak into the RFH’s Clore Ballroom and see a live streaming. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daniel-barenboim-how-the-maestro-made-classical-music-the-hottest-ticket-in-town-1882250.html

Please excuse me: I have to disappear for a while as we have a family emergency afoot. Back as soon as possible.

It’s one of those times when only Bach will do, so here is the late, incomparable Lorraine Hunt Lieberson in an aria from Cantata No.33. 

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales expressed concern today about a proposal that would allow a prosecutor to drop a case if it was not “a proportionate response to the specific offending”.