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I’ve just had a terrific Skype chat with the young Russian violinist  Alena Baeva , ahead of her London debut at the Royal Festival Hall on...

I'm back from my travels and have hit the ground running - notably to the Barbican last night for a stunning concert by the Filarmonica ...

Alexandra Dariescu and friend. Photo: Andrew Mason At last I can spill the beans about something utterly lovely. Pianist Alexandra...

I had a chat with director David Alden about The Queen of Spades at ENO for The Independent (opening night was yesterday). He revealed that...

As the UK wakes up to the unexpected election result of an actual, if small, Tory majority, another majority of sorts - those of the artisti...

This is an edited version of the talk I gave at the Wigmore Hall last Saturday, introducing a programme that consisted of the Debussy Violin...