MUSIC
December/January 2016/17
The French composer failed to understand the marvel of music — that notes can convey meaning
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November 2016
From Mengelberg and Furtwängler to Gergiev and Dudamel, conductors have been exploited by despots
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October 2016
A unique festival brings great musicians working for nothing to a city increasingly starved of culture
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September 2016
The referendum result poses risks — but also a chance to break the dependency culture of the arts
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Written each month by the concert and operatic tenor Ian Bostridge
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