The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg is projecting ultra-violet rails onto its escalator rails to make them Covid-proof. ‘Germs are rendered harmless with this technology, which reduces

The London Philharmonic has posted the cancellation of the January-February London Philharmonic Ring cycle, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski at the semi-shutteredSouthbank Centre. Bleak. It is

The Bucharest National Opera has now admitted an extensive outbreak of Covid among its artists and has shut for the net fortnight. At the Mariinsky,

The storm blew over.  

The Times obituary recorded that the guitarist’s mother, Violet, was ‘of Portuguese-Jewish descent’. She left the family when Julian was 13. Is this recording a

Enjoy.

Just lovely.  

The BBC’s Front Row programme is about to broadcast a Rattle interview in which the conductor allegedly quotes the Culture Secretary as saying that the

Emmanuelle Haim was the only woman in the Berlin podium this season, Susanna Mälkki the only one next year. Why so few? Intendant Andrea Zietzschmann

This is Stan Daniels, former writer/director of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.