The discreet charm of Arthur Rubinstein, discussed in my current column, provokes this memory from an audience member at his first international piano competition: Emanuel

I was sorry to read (on www.musicalamerica.com) that Harry Kraut had died. In a job designed for doormats, Harry stood up combatively to Leonard Bernstein,

I was sorry to read (on www.musicalamerica.com) that Harry Kraut had died. In a job designed for doormats, Harry stood up combatively to Leonard Bernstein,

Hot ticket at next summer’s Salzburg Festival is Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet with Paris Hilton and Jonny Depp in the title roles – sorry, make

Hot ticket at next summer’s Salzburg Festival is Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet with Paris Hilton and Jonny Depp in the title roles – sorry, make

Two eminent violinists have been in touch concerning my recent assertion that the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz concerto has ‘not been played outside Poland in living memory’.

Two eminent violinists have been in touch concerning my recent assertion that the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz concerto has ‘not been played outside Poland in living memory’.

Running my eye down the list of players, as I do when I haven’t heard a band in a year or so, I noticed that

Running my eye down the list of players, as I do when I haven’t heard a band in a year or so, I noticed that

I was having morning tea on Friday with Anne-Sofie von Otter and her accompanist Bengt Forsberg across the road from the BBC when Bengt’s mobile

I was having morning tea on Friday with Anne-Sofie von Otter and her accompanist Bengt Forsberg across the road from the BBC when Bengt’s mobile