Norman Lebrecht

I grew to revile the opening rustle of strings, the ‘Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside’

House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a 20th-Century Jewish Family by Hadley Freeman reviewed

Forward: 100 Years of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra by Richard Bratby reviewed

The immigrant origins of the all-American meal

‘Hi, it’s Jonas.’ When the great tenor rings from Vienna, I ask if there are any topics he wants me to avoid, such are his minders’ anxieties. ‘Ask anything,’ laughs Jonas. ‘I’m not shy.’ He is heading in from the airport to see a physio — ‘these concerts, you have to stand there all the … Read more