Valerie Solti has posted a fond tribute to James Lock on the Gramophone website.

And an aide of Luciano Pavarotti has been in touch to say how much he loved Jimmy and Christopher Raeburn, staying in touch almost till the day he died. 

If any readers want to share personal memories of Jimmy and Christopher, from within the Decca studio or one of those famously indiscreet lunches, do use the comment space below as a message board.

If your life was changed by one of their records, likewise let us know.

I don’t expect Universal Music Group to commemorate their legacy.

 

LATE EXTRA:

a  friend in London, who was at the Royal Festival Hall last night, reports :-

Zubin Mehta dedicated last night’s performance of Bruckner 9 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to Christopher.
 
Mehta spoke movingly about him to the audience.

Valerie Solti has posted a fond tribute to James Lock on the Gramophone website.

And an aide of Luciano Pavarotti has been in touch to say how much he loved Jimmy and Christopher Raeburn, staying in touch almost till the day he died. 

If any readers want to share personal memories of Jimmy and Christopher, from within the Decca studio or one of those famously indiscreet lunches, do use the comment space below as a message board.

If your life was changed by one of their records, likewise let us know.

I don’t expect Universal Music Group to commemorate their legacy.

 

LATE EXTRA:

a  friend in London, who was at the Royal Festival Hall last night, reports :-

Zubin Mehta dedicated last night’s performance of Bruckner 9 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to Christopher.
 
Mehta spoke movingly about him to the audience.