He might be smiling now… – Franz Welser-Möst Returns to Conduct the Proms
WHEN Franz Welser-Möst last flew out of London in 1996, he was in no hurry ever to return. Installed as music director of the London…
Browsing: Lebrecht Weekly
British Pianism and the Art of the Possible
BRITAIN never used to be much of a country for pianists. There was Dame Myra Hess, who played us through the war, and Solomon, who…
Salzburg teaches the French a lesson
Salzburg teaches the French a lesson Berlioz’s Les Troyens in Salzburg by Norman Lebrecht / August 3, 2000 BEFORE we all head off for Britain’s…
On Wagner
On Wagner by Norman Lebrecht / July 26, 2000 An orchestral veteran was telling me in the Garrick the other day how Sir Thomas Beecham…
Poison in the Garden – The declining importance of the arts in the political agenda
Poison in the Garden – The declining importance of the arts in the political agenda. by Norman Lebrecht / July 19, 2000 AS you sit…
Long Live the Russian Revolution
Long live the Russian revolution Amid scenes of wonderment the visit of the Kirov climaxed this week with an awe-inspiring War and Peace. For the…
Bucks Stop Here – The Biggest Need Not Be the Best
Bucks Stop Here – The Biggest Need Not Be the Best by Norman Lebrecht / July 5, 2000 THE international concert circuit revolves around the…
Not All Is Lost – the Decline of Serious Music Criticism
Not All Is Lost – the Decline of Serious Music Criticism by Norman Lebrecht / June 28, 2000 THE world is going to the dogs…
Two Boys leads the charge into the 21st century
Sitting alone in a box at the opera can give rise to mild delusions. The Duke of Wellington used to imagine he was in his…
Ida Haendel – The One They Don’t Want You to Hear
Ida Haendel – The one they don’t want you to hear by Norman Lebrecht / June 22, 2000 WITH its pristine acoustics and sexy ceiling…
