PLACIDONE!

Here's my article from today's Independent about the return of Placido Domingo...as a baritone. Enjoy! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/placido-domingo-if-i-rest-i-rust-2009618.html

Wagner: The Big Question

The latest on the Wagner saga at Bayreuth...here's my piece for The Big Question in The Independent today. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-big-question-why-is-wagners-legacy-proving-so-bitter-both-to-music-and-to-his-family-1939675.html

Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106

Here's my piece in this week's JC about one of the most extraordinary people I've ever met. http://www.thejc.com/node/29251

POLL: PLEASE VOTE!

Should audiences be allowed to take drinks into classical concerts? Please vote in the poll at the top of the sidebar to the left. You can only vote once and polling closes at 1am on 11 February. Thanks for your feedback, and I look forward to the results with interest!

Barenboim: the making of a legend

He's back. Here's my piece from today's Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daniel-barenboim-how-the-maestro-made-classical-music-the-hottest-ticket-in-town-1882250.html